3-Methylbenzyl alcohol Chemical Properties

Melting point:

<-20 °C

Boiling point:

215 °C740 mm Hg(lit.)

Density 

1.015 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.534(lit.)

RTECS 

DA4937010

Flash point:

222 °F

pka

14.63±0.10(Predicted)

form 

clear liquid

color 

Colorless to Almost colorless

Specific Gravity

1.02

BRN 

2324516

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H10O/c1-7-3-2-4-8(5-7)6-9/h2-5,9H,6H2,1H3

InChIKey

JJCKHVUTVOPLBV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

LogP

1.600

CAS DataBase Reference

587-03-1(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

3-Methylbenzyl alcohol(587-03-1)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

37/39-26-24/25

WGK Germany 

3

HS Code 

29062990

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3-Methylbenzyl alcohol Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

CLEAR COLOURLESS LIQUID

Uses

3-Methylbenzyl Alcohol is useful for the synthesis of dialkyl aryl phosphates and dialkyl arylalkyl phosphates which possesses inhibitory activities against acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylchlorinesterase (BChE).

Definition

ChEBI: 3-methylbenzyl alcohol is a methylbenzyl alcohol that is toluene in which one of the meta hydrogens has been replaced by a hydroxymethyl group. It is a primary alcohol and a methylbenzyl alcohol.

General Description

3-Methylbenzyl alcohol participates in gas phase hydrogenation of methanolic solutions of isophthaldehyde over a Ni/SiO₂ catalyst.

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