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Benzyl Alcohol
Purity : 99.0%
CAS: 100-51-6
EINECS: 202-859-9
MF: C7H8O
MW: 108.14
Melting point: -15 ºC
Boiling point: 205 ºC
Refractive index: 1.538-1.541
Flash point: 93 ºC
Water solubility: 4.29 g/100 mL (20 ºC)
Chemical Properties: Colourless oily liquid
Appearance:Colorless clear oily liquid with acetone-like odor
Product Categories: Pharmaceutical Intermediates;Heterocycles;Miscellaneous Reagents.
Used for carpet degreaser; crater cleaning agent; silicone solvent stabilizer; benzyl ester or ether intermediate.
Product Description:
Benzyl alcohol is an aromatic alcohol with the formula C6H5CH2OH. The benzyl group is often abbreviated "Bn" (not to be confused with "Bz" which is used for benzoyl), thus benzyl alcohol is denoted as BnOH. Benzyl alcohol is a colorless liquid with a mild pleasant aromatic odor. It is a useful solvent due to its polarity, low toxicity, and low vapor pressure. Benzyl alcohol is partially soluble in water (4 g/100 mL) and completely miscible in alcohols and diethyl ether.
Benzyl alcohol is produced naturally by many plants and is commonly found in fruits and teas. It is also found in a variety of essential oils including jasmine, hyacinth, and ylang-ylang.It is also one of the chemical compounds found in castoreum. This compound is gathered from the beaver plant food.
Benzyl alcohol has nearly the same refraction index of quartz and wool fibre. If a clear quartz object is immersed in benzyl alcohol, it becomes almost invisible. This has been used as a method to non-destructively recognize if an object is made of true quartz or not (see crystal skull). Similarly, white wool immersed in benzyl alcohol also becomes almost invisible clearly revealing contaminants such as dark and medullated fibres and vegetable matter
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