2,2-DIPHENYLETHANOL Chemical Properties

Melting point:

53-56 °C (lit.)

Boiling point:

190-192 °C/12 mmHg (lit.)

Density 

1.079

refractive index 

1.5680 (estimate)

Flash point:

>230 °F

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

form 

Crystalline Powder

pka

14.62±0.10(Predicted)

color 

White

Stability:

Stable. Combustible. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.

InChI

InChI=1S/C14H14O/c15-11-14(12-7-3-1-4-8-12)13-9-5-2-6-10-13/h1-10,14-15H,11H2

InChIKey

NYLOEXLAXYHOHH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CO)(C1C=CC=CC=1)C1=CC=CC=C1

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

WGK Germany 

3

HazardClass 

IRRITANT

HS Code 

29062900

MSDS

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2,2-DIPHENYLETHANOL Usage And Synthesis

Uses

2,2-Diphenylethanol can be used as a pharmaceutical synthesis intermediate.

Chemical Properties

white powder

Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 78, p. 5694, 1956 DOI: 10.1021/ja01602a063
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 26, p. 4199, 1961 DOI: 10.1021/jo01069a005

General Description

2,2-Diphenylethanol participates in Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley type reduction reaction of trans-stilbene oxide with boron triisopropoxide in tetrahydrofuran.

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