2-Methylbenzyl alcohol

CAS No.：89-95-2

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2-Methylbenzyl alcohol Basic information

Product Name:	2-Methylbenzyl alcohol
Synonyms:	O-TOLYLCARBINOL;O-METHYLBENZYL ALCOHOL;RARECHEM AL BD 0047;2-TOLYL CARBINOL;2-METHYLBENZYL ALCOHOL;ALPHA-HYDROXY-O-XYLENE;o-Tolylmethanol;Benzenemethanol, 2-methyl-
CAS:	89-95-2
MF:	C8H10O
MW:	122.16
EINECS:	201-954-2
Product Categories:	Building Blocks;C7 to C8;Benzhydrols, Benzyl & Special Alcohols;Chemical Synthesis;Organic Building Blocks;Oxygen Compounds;Alcohols;C7 to C8;Oxygen Compounds
Mol File:	89-95-2.mol

2-Methylbenzyl alcohol Chemical Properties

Melting point	33-36 °C(lit.)
Boiling point	109-110 °C14 mm Hg(lit.)
density	1.0230
vapor pressure	0.75 mm Hg ( 86 °C)
refractive index	n20/D 1.5408(lit.)
Fp	220 °F
storage temp.	Sealed in dry,Room Temperature
solubility	methanol: 0.1 g/mL, clear
form	powder to lump
pka	14.37±0.10(Predicted)
color	White to Almost white
BRN	1929783
CAS DataBase Reference	89-95-2(CAS DataBase Reference)
NIST Chemistry Reference	Benzenemethanol, 2-methyl-(89-95-2)
EPA Substance Registry System	2-Methylbenzyl alcohol (89-95-2)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes	Xi,Xn
Risk Statements	36/37/38-41-22
Safety Statements	22-24/25-37/39-26-39
WGK Germany	3
HS Code	29062900
HS Code	29339990

MSDS Information

Provider	Language
2-Methylbenzyl alcohol	English
SigmaAldrich	English
ACROS	English
ALFA	English

2-Methylbenzyl alcohol Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties	white crystalline low melting solid
Uses	2-Methylbenzyl alcohol is widely used strong mobile phase additive in HPLC. it can be used to produce 2-methyl-benzaldehyde at temperature of 20°C. It will need reagent pyridinium chlorochromate with reaction time of 10 min.
Synthesis Reference(s)	Chemistry Letters, 22, p. 1495, 1993Journal of the American Chemical Society, 62, p. 2639, 1940 DOI: 10.1021/ja01867a017Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 4, p. 582, 1963

2-Methylbenzyl alcohol Preparation Products And Raw materials

Raw materials	Silane, trimethyl[(2-methylphenyl)methoxy]--->2H-Pyran, tetrahydro-2-[(2-methylphenyl)methoxy]--->Benzenemethanol, 2-hydroxy-α-2-propen-1-yl--->O-METHYLBENZYL ACETATE-->O-TOLUAMIDE-->2-ALLYLOXYBENZALDEHYDE
Preparation Products	2-Methyl-3-biphenylmethanol-->2-Phenyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene-->2-(2-CHLOROBENZYLOXY)BENZALDEHYDE-->2-Hydroxyethyl salicylate-->2-Hydroxystyrene-->2-SALICYLIDENEAMINOPHENOL-->5-(CHLOROMETHYL)-2-HYDROXYBENZALDEHYDE-->N,N'-DISALICYLAL-1,2-PHENYLENEDIAMINE-->SALICYLIDENEANILINE-->3-HYDROXYCOUMARIN

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