2,3-Difluorobenzyl alcohol Chemical Properties

Boiling point:

101.45°C (rough estimate)

Density 

1.282 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.492(lit.)

Flash point:

201 °F

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

form 

Liquid

pka

13.61±0.10(Predicted)

Specific Gravity

1.282

color 

Clear colorless to pale brown

Water Solubility 

Slightly soluble in water.

BRN 

7089243

CAS DataBase Reference

75853-18-8(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

2,3-Difluorobenzyl alcohol(75853-18-8)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

41-36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-39-37/39

WGK Germany 

3

HazardClass 

IRRITANT

HS Code 

29062990

MSDS

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2,3-Difluorobenzyl alcohol Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Clear colorless to pale brown liquid

Uses

It is used to produce 1-bromomethyl-2,3-difluoro-benzene with reagent PBr3 and solvent toluene at the temperature of 100°C for 1 hour. 2,3-Difluorobenzyl alcohol may be used in chemical synthesis studies.

Definition

ChEBI: 2,3-difluorobenzyl alcohol is a member of the class of benzyl alcohols that is benzyl alcohol substituted by fluoro groups at positions 2 and 3 respectively. It is an organofluorine compound and a member of benzyl alcohols.

2,3-Difluorobenzyl alcohol(75853-18-8)Related Product Information

• Florfenicol
• Ethyl acetate
• 1,2-Difluorobenzene
• 3-Fluorobenzyl alcohol
• Benzyl alcohol
• 1,3-Difluorobenzene
• 4-Fluorobenzyl alcohol
• Transfluthrin
• ETHYL PENTAFLUOROBENZOATE
• 2,3-Difluorobenzoic acid
• Tetrafluorophthalic acid
• Tetrafluoroterephthalic acid
• 2,3,4,5-Tetrafluorobenzoic acid
• METHYL PENTAFLUOROBENZOATE
• 2,4-Dinitrofluorobenzene
• O-(2,3,4,5,6-PENTAFLUOROBENZYL)HYDROXYLAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
• Pentafluorobenzoic acid
• 4-AMINO-2,3,5,6-TETRAFLUOROBENZOIC ACID