2-Methylbenzyl alcohol Chemical Properties

Melting point:

33-36 °C(lit.)

Boiling point:

109-110 °C14 mm Hg(lit.)

Density 

1.0230

vapor pressure 

0.75 mm Hg ( 86 °C)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.5408(lit.)

Flash point:

220 °F

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

solubility 

methanol: 0.1 g/mL, clear

pka

14.37±0.10(Predicted)

form 

powder to lump

color 

White to Almost white

BRN 

1929783

LogP

1.620

CAS DataBase Reference

89-95-2(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

Benzenemethanol, 2-methyl-(89-95-2)

EPA Substance Registry System

2-Methylbenzyl alcohol (89-95-2)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi,Xn

Risk Statements 

36/37/38-41-22

Safety Statements 

22-24/25-37/39-26-39

WGK Germany 

3

HS Code 

29062900

HS Code 

29339990

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2-Methylbenzyl alcohol Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

white crystalline low melting solid

Uses

2-Methylbenzyl alcohol is widely used strong mobile phase additive in HPLC. it can be used to produce 2-methyl-benzaldehyde at temperature of 20°C. It will need reagent pyridinium chlorochromate with reaction time of 10 min.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Chemistry Letters, 22, p. 1495, 1993
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 62, p. 2639, 1940 DOI: 10.1021/ja01867a017
Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 4, p. 582, 1963

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