4-Phenyltoluene
4-Phenyltoluene Basic information
- Product Name:
- 4-Phenyltoluene
- Synonyms:
-
- 1’-Biphenyl,4-methyl-1
- 4-methyl-1’-biphenyl
- 4-methyl-bipheny
- Biphenyl, 4-methyl-
- p-Methylbiphenyl
- p-Methyldiphenyl
- p-Phenyltoluene
- 4-METHYLBIPHENYL
- CAS:
- 644-08-6
- MF:
- C13H12
- MW:
- 168.23
- EINECS:
- 211-409-0
- Product Categories:
-
- Arenes
- Building Blocks
- Aromatic Hydrocarbons (substituted) & Derivatives
- Biphenyl derivatives
- Chemical Synthesis
- Organic Building Blocks
- Biphenyl & Diphenyl ether
- Mol File:
- 644-08-6.mol
4-Phenyltoluene Chemical Properties
- Melting point:
- 44-47 °C (lit.)
- Boiling point:
- 267-268 °C (lit.)
- Density
- 1,015 g/cm3
- refractive index
- 1.5761 (estimate)
- FEMA
- 3186 | 4-METHYLBIPHENYL
- Flash point:
- >230 °F
- storage temp.
- Sealed in dry,Room Temperature
- solubility
- Soluble in DMSO
- form
- powder to crystal
- color
- White to Orange to Green
- Odor
- at 1.00 % in dipropylene glycol. floral spicy wintergreen anise waxy mint
- Odor Type
- spicy
- Water Solubility
- Insoluble in water. Soluble in alcohol and ether, very soluble in organic solvents.
- JECFA Number
- 1334
- BRN
- 1904468
- LogP
- 4.63
- CAS DataBase Reference
- 644-08-6(CAS DataBase Reference)
- NIST Chemistry Reference
- 1,1'-Biphenyl, 4-methyl-(644-08-6)
- EPA Substance Registry System
- 1,1'-Biphenyl, 4-methyl- (644-08-6)
Safety Information
- Safety Statements
- 24/25-22
- WGK Germany
- 2
- RTECS
- DV5460000
- TSCA
- Yes
- HS Code
- 29029090
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4-Phenyltoluene Usage And Synthesis
Description
Prepared by catalytic reduction of p-phenyl benzyl alcohol obtained from p-phenyl benzoic acid.
Chemical Properties
p-Methyl diphenyl has a floral, spicy, wintergreen, anise, waxy, mint odor.
Chemical Properties
White crystalline powder
Uses
4-Phenyltoluene is used as a flavoring ingredient in the food industry. It also functions as a reagent used in organic and pharmaceutical synthesis.
Definition
ChEBI: 4-Methylbiphenyl is a member of biphenyls.
Preparation
By catalytic reduction of p-phenyl benzyl alcohol obtained from p-phenyl benzoic acid.
Taste threshold values
Taste characteristics at 12 ppm: spicy, estragole, fennel, floral and wintergreen
Synthesis Reference(s)
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 92, p. 6088, 1970 DOI: 10.1021/ja00723a061
Tetrahedron Letters, 37, p. 3857, 1996 DOI: 10.1016/0040-4039(96)00699-5
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 50, p. 3104, 1985 DOI: 10.1021/jo00217a018
Biochem/physiol Actions
Taste at 12 ppm
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