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127809

4-Methylbenzyl alcohol

98%

Synonym(s):

(4-Methylphenyl)methanol, (4-Tolyl)methanol, 4-Methylbenzenemethanol, p-Methylbenzyl alcohol, p-Tolualcohol, p-Tolylcarbinol, p-Tolylmethanol

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Linear Formula:
CH3C6H4CH2OH
CAS Number:
589-18-4
Molecular Weight:
122.16
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24847799
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
EC Number:
209-639-1
MDL number:
MFCD00004664

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Product Name

4-Methylbenzyl alcohol, 98%

InChI key

KMTDMTZBNYGUNX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C8H10O/c1-7-2-4-8(6-9)5-3-7/h2-5,9H,6H2,1H3

SMILES string

Cc1ccc(CO)cc1

assay

98%

bp

217 °C (lit.)

mp

59-61 °C (lit.)

functional group

hydroxyl

Quality Level

100

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Application

4-Methylbenzyl alcohol was used in the preparation of polycarbonates. It was also used to synthesize alcohols.

General description

4-Methylbenzyl alcohol is widely used in flavoring and fragrances. Used as a precursor to synthesize aldehydes and polycarbonates.

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GHS07

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Warning

hcodes

H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges

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WXBF0627V
STBK3184
STBH6928

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Koichiro Mikami et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 135(18), 6826-6829 (2013-05-01)
An organocatalyzed ring-opening polymerization methodology was developed for the preparation of polycarbonates derived from glucose as a natural product starting material. The cyclic 4,6-carbonate monomer of glucose having the 1, 2, and 3 positions methyl-protected was prepared in three steps
Hironao Sajiki et al.
Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin, 51(3), 320-324 (2003-03-04)
Employment of a Pd/C-pyridine combination as a catalyst is a very useful method for the selective removal (hydrogenolysis) of phenolic O-benzyl, N-Cbz and benzyl ester protective groups and for the selective hydrogenation of nitro and olefin functions of phenol derivatives
Selective Oxidation of Benzyl alcohols to Benzaldyhydes under Phase Transfer Catalysis
Chemical Science Review and Letters, 3, 123-126 (2014)
Carla Villa et al.
International journal of cosmetic science, 30(2), 139-144 (2008-04-02)
Several alcohols--interesting as cosmetic fragrances whose main preparative route on an industrial scale or in the research laboratory is the reduction of the corresponding carbonyl compound--were obtained by a solvent-free methodology in a green chemistry context. The process involves the
Bryce V Plapp et al.
Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, 701, 108825-108825 (2021-03-07)
Enzymes typically have high specificity for their substrates, but the structures of substrates and products differ, and multiple modes of binding are observed. In this study, high resolution X-ray crystallography of complexes with NADH and alcohols show alternative modes of
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