Cyclohexanemethanol Chemical Properties

Melting point:

-43°C

Boiling point:

181 °C (lit.)

Density 

0.928 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.465(lit.)

Flash point:

160 °F

storage temp. 

Store below +30°C.

solubility 

Soluble in Ether, Alcohols.

pka

15.17±0.10(Predicted)

form 

Oil

color 

Colourless

Merck 

14,2731

BRN 

773712

Dielectric constant

9.7（60℃）

InChIKey

VSSAZBXXNIABDN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

CAS DataBase Reference

100-49-2(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

Cyclohexanemethanol(100-49-2)

EPA Substance Registry System

Cyclohexanemethanol (100-49-2)

Safety Information

Safety Statements 

23-24/25

WGK Germany 

1

RTECS 

GV5075000

Autoignition Temperature

330 °C

TSCA 

TSCA listed

HS Code 

29061900

MSDS

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Cyclohexanemethanol Usage And Synthesis

Description

Cyclohexanemethanol is a cycloalkanol compound primarily used in organic synthesis for the preparation of other heterocyclic compounds. Under the action of a CaO catalyst (pre-calcined at 300°C), cyclohexanemethanol can be employed in ester exchange reactions to produce various fine chemicals, and is also utilised in the synthesis of polyester compounds.

Chemical Properties

Colorless liquid

Uses

Cyclohexanemethanol used as solvents, fuels . It is also used in pharmaceuticals, plasticizers, surfactants, lubricants, ore floatation agents, hydraulic fluids, and detergents.

Uses

Cyclohexanemethanol (Cyclohexyl methanol) can be used as a starting material for the synthesis of cyclohexanecarboxaldehyde, cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, cyclohexanone, and 1,4-cyclohexadione by photocatalytic oxidation (PCO) using titanium dioxide nanoparticles as a catalyst.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Tetrahedron Letters, 36, p. 1059, 1995 DOI: 10.1016/0040-4039(94)02453-I

Synthesis

To 1 g benzyl alcohol in 40 ml of H20, HRO/Na- β catalyst (50 mg) was added in a reactor vessel. The reactor vessel was then heated at 100 °C for 1 h under H2 pressure (20 bar). After completion of the reaction, the catalyst was separated by using centrifuge and the obtained clear product mixture was analyzed by GC-MS. The reaction gave 100% conversion of benzyl alcohol with 100% yield of Cyclohexanemethanol.

Cyclohexanemethanol(100-49-2)Related Product Information

• Isocyanatocyclohexane
• Dicyclohexylamine
• Cyclohexylamine
• Ethyl acetate
• Molasses
• Cyclohexanol
• Cyclohexene
• Methanol
• Cyclohexanone
• 1,4-Cyclohexanedimethanol
• 4-CYCLOHEXYL-1-BUTANOL
• Cyclohexanecarboxylic acid
• Cyclohexanecarboxaldehyde
• (Aminomethyl)cyclohexane
• Methyl cyclohexanecarboxylate
• 1-Amino-1-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid
• trans-1,2-Cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid
• DICYCLOHEXYLMETHANOL