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2-(Benzyloxy)ethanol

98%

Synonym(s):

Ethylene glycol monobenzyl ether

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Linear Formula:
C6H5CH2OCH2CH2OH
CAS Number:
622-08-2
Molecular Weight:
152.19
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24855245
EC Number:
210-719-3
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
2043566
MDL number:
MFCD00002868
Assay:
98%

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InChI key

CUZKCNWZBXLAJX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C9H12O2/c10-6-7-11-8-9-4-2-1-3-5-9/h1-5,10H,6-8H2

SMILES string

OCCOCc1ccccc1

assay

98%

refractive index

n20/D 1.521 (lit.)

bp

265 °C (lit.)

density

1.071 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

ether, hydroxyl, phenyl

Quality Level

200

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Application

2-(Benzyloxy)ethanol has been used in:
  • 9-(2-hydroxyethyl)-linked synthesis of 2,6-diaminopurines
  • synthesis of benzyloxy ethyl methacrylate monomer by esterification with methacryloyl chloride
  • a base-free iridium-catalyzed direct alkylation of active methylene compounds with alcohols

pictograms

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GHS07

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

230.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

110 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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A structure-based library approach to kinase inhibitors.
Norman TC, et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 118(31), 7430-7431 (1996)
Masao Morita et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), (27), 2850-2852 (2007-07-05)
Base-free catalytic alpha-alkylation of active methylene compounds with primary alcohols was successfully achieved using an [IrCl(cod)](2) complex in the presence of PPh(3) to afford the corresponding saturated alpha-alkylated products in good yields.
Poly (benzyloxy ethyl methacrylate): preparation by free radical polymerization and by group transfer polymerization; with subsequent debenzylation to form poly (2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate).
Dyakonov TA, et al.
Eur. Polymer J., 36(9), 1779-1793 (2000)
Tsunehisa Hirose et al.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 24(13) (2019-07-05)
The retention behavior of a wide variety of stationary phases was compared in supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) and normal-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (NP-HPLC). We also attempted to elucidate the retention behavior in SFC by investigating the selectivity of the different
Ugo Sidoli et al.
International journal of molecular sciences, 20(24) (2019-12-19)
During the last few decades, wet adhesives have been developed for applications in various fields. Nonetheless, key questions such as the most suitable polymer architecture as well as the most suitable chemical composition remain open. In this article, we investigate

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