4-Biphenylmethanol Chemical Properties

Melting point:

96-100 °C (lit.)

Boiling point:

184 °C / 11mmHg

Density 

1.0120 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.5928 (estimate)

storage temp. 

Inert atmosphere,Room Temperature

solubility 

acetone: soluble25mg/mL

pka

14.26±0.10(Predicted)

form 

powder to crystal

color 

White to Almost white

BRN 

1937761

InChI

InChI=1S/C13H12O/c14-10-11-6-8-13(9-7-11)12-4-2-1-3-5-12/h1-9,14H,10H2

InChIKey

AXCHZLOJGKSWLV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C1(C2=CC=CC=C2)=CC=C(CO)C=C1

CAS DataBase Reference

3597-91-9(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

4-Biphenylmethanol (3597-91-9)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xn

Risk Statements 

20/21/22-36/37/38

Safety Statements 

22-24/25-36-26

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

DV5425000

HazardClass 

IRRITANT

HS Code 

29062900

MSDS

• Language:English Provider:4-Phenylbenzyl alcohol
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4-Biphenylmethanol Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

white to beige powder

Uses

Biphenyl-4-methanol was used as reagent for the rapid quantitative determination of lithium alkyls.

Application

4-Biphenylmethanol is a low potency naphthalene derivative that has been shown to be carcinogenic in animal studies. It is also an inhibitor of protein synthesis, which may play a role in its carcinogenic potential. 4-Biphenylmethanol has been shown to inhibit the growth of Salmonella typhimurium and Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain when used at concentrations of 50 μg/mL or higher. This compound can react with hydrochloric acid to form hydrogen bonding interactions, which may account for its observed antibacterial activity.

General Description

Biphenyl-4-methanol acts as monofunctional alcohol initiator during the ring-opening polymerization of trimethylene carbonate (TMC) catalyzed by CH₃SO₃H and copolymerisation of ε-caprolactone and TMC.

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