Benzyl Alcohol, an organic compound with the chemical formula C7H8O and the structural formula C6H5CH2OH, is one of the simplest aromatic alcohols and can be regarded as a phenyl-substituted methanol. In nature, most of them exist in the form of esters in essential oils, such as jasmine oil, hyacinth oil, and Peru balsam contain this component.
Benzyl Alcohol Physical Properties
| Molecular Formula | C7H8O |
| Molecular Weight | 108.13 |
| CAS Registry Number | 100-51-6 |
| EINECS | 202-859-9 |
| FEMA | 2137 |
Benzyl Alcohol Chemical Structure:
| Density | 1.044 |
|---|---|
| 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) |
Benzyl Alcohol Properties
Benzaldehyde is formed by oxidation or dehydrogenation. Hydrogenation produces toluene, bibenzyl or methylcyclohexane, cyclohexanemethanol. Esterification with carboxylic acids produces the corresponding esters. In the presence of zinc chloride, boron trifluoride, boric acid, phosphoric acid, or sulfuric acid, it is condensed to a resin.
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