2-Methylbenzhydrol Chemical Properties

Melting point:

93-95 °C (lit.)

Boiling point:

323 °C (lit.)

Density 

1.0074 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.5381 (estimate)

Flash point:

323°C

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

solubility 

Acetone (Slightly), Chloroform (Slightly), DMSO (Slightly), Ethanol (Slightly),

form 

Solid

pka

13.56±0.20(Predicted)

color 

White to Off-White

BRN 

1952703

CAS DataBase Reference

5472-13-9(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

Benzenemethanol, 2-methyl-.alpha.-phenyl- (5472-13-9)

Safety Information

Safety Statements 

24/25

WGK Germany 

3

TSCA 

Yes

HS Code 

29062990

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2-Methylbenzhydrol Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

almost white adhering powder

Uses

A metabolite of the antihistaminic Orphenadrine (O695300).

Synthesis Reference(s)

Synthetic Communications, 5, p. 441, 1975 DOI: 10.1080/00397917508065578

General Description

2-Methylbenzhydrol on etherification with tropine yields tropinyl 2-methyl-benzhydryl ether hydrobromide (BS 6825). It also undergoes reduction in acetic acid containing iodine and aqueous hypophosphorous acid to yield diphenylmethanes.

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