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Catalog Number

ACMA00016845

Product Name

Benzyl Alcohol

Category

Polymers

Description

Benzyl alcohol appears as a clear colorless liquid with a pleasant odor. Slightly denser than water. Flash point 194°F. Boiling point 401°F. Contact may irritate skin, eyes, and mucous membranes. May be slightly toxic by ingestion. Used to make other chemicals.;Liquid;Colourless, clear liquid with a faint, aromatic odour;Liquid;Liquid;COLOURLESS LIQUID WITH CHARACTERISTIC ODOUR.;colourless liquid with a slightly pungent, faint aromatic, fruity odour;A clear colorless liquid with a pleasant odor.

IUPAC Name

phenylmethanol

Molecular Weight

108.14g/mol

Molecular Formula

C7H8O;C7H8O;C6H5CH₂OH;C6H5CH₂OH;C7H8O

Canonical SMILES

C1=CC=C(C=C1)CO

InChI

InChI=1S/C7H8O/c8-6-7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5,8H,6H2

InChI Key

WVDDGKGOMKODPV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Boiling Point

401 °F at 760 mm Hg (NTP, 1992);205.3 °C;205.3 °C;205 °C;401°F

Melting Point

4.5 °F (NTP, 1992);-15..2 °C, 258 K, 5 °F;-15.2 °C;Fp -15.2 °;-15.2 °C;-15.2°C;-15 °C;4.5°F

Flash Point

213 °F (NTP, 1992);213 °F (closed cup); 220 °F (open cup);220 °F (105 °C) (open cup);200 °F (93 °C) (closed cup);96 °C (205 °F) (Closed cup);93 °C c.c.;213°F

Density

1.05 at 1515 °F (USCG, 1999);d1515 1.05;1.0419 g/cu cm at 24 °C;Relative density (water = 1): 1.04;1.040-1.050;1.05

Solubility

10 to 50 mg/mL at 70° F (NTP, 1992);0.37 M;Soluble in water, ethanol and ether;42.9 mg/mL at 25 °C;In water, 42,900 mg/L at 25 °C;In water, 35,000 mg/L at 20 °C;Soluble in benzene, methanol, chloroform, ethanol, ether, methanol, chloroform and acetone;One gram dissolves in 25 mL water; one vol dissolves in 1.5 vols of 50% ethyl alcohol; freely soluble in 50% alcohol; miscible with absolute and 94% alcohol, ether, chloroform.;42.9 mg/mL at 25 °C;Solubility in water, g/100ml: 4;slightly soluble in water, soluble in organic solvents, oils;miscible at room temperature (in ethanol)

Color/Form

Water-white liquid

Complexity

55.4

Corrosivity

Will attack some plastics

Covalently-Bonded Unit Count

EC Number

202-859-9

Exact Mass

108.057515g/mol

Formal Charge

Heat of Vaporization

50.48 kJ/mol at 205.31 °C

Heavy Atom Count

ICSC Number

0833

Log P

1.1 (LogP);1.10;log Kow = 1.10;1.10;1.1

MeSH Entry Terms

Alcohol, Benzyl;Benzenemethanol;Benzyl Alcohol

Monoisotopic Mass

108.057515g/mol

NSC Number

760098;8044

Odor

Faint aromatic odor

Other Experimental

Percent in saturated air at 20 °C: 0.02; density of saturated air: 1.0005 (air = 1);Conversion factors: 1 mg/L = 226.1 ppm; 1 ppm = 4.42 mg/cu m at 25 °C, 760 mm Hg;Dielectric constant: 1.66; specific heat at 15-20 °C: 0.5402 cal/g; wt/gal at 20 °C: 9.78 lbs;Heat of fusion: 8.97 kJ/mol at -15.4 °C;Heat capacity: 217.9 J/mol K;Liquid heat capacity = 0.520 BTU/lb-F at 68 °F; Liquid thermal conductivity = 1.088 BTU-in/hr-sq ft-F at 70 °F; Saturated vapor density = 0.00161 lb/cu ft at 180 °F; Ideal gas heat capacity = 0.276 BTU/lb-F at 60 °F;Enthalpies of formation at 298.15 K: -160.7 kJ/mole (liquid); -100.4 kJ/mol (gas). Standard molar entropy at 298.15 K: 217.9 J/mol K;Dielectric constant: 13.0 at 20 °C & 9.5 at 70 °C; dipole moment: 1.67 in benzene at 25 °C;Henry's Law constant = 3.37X10-7 atm-cu m/mole at 25 °C;Hydroxyl radical reaction rate constant= 2.29X10-11 cu cm/molec-sec at 24 °C

Refractive Index

[n]D/20 1,538-1,541;n20D 1.5396;Index of refraction: 1.5396 at 20 °C/D;1.536-1.541

Rotatable Bond Count

RTECS Number

DN3150000

Stability

Oxidizes slowly, therefore remains stable for long time;It is slowly oxidized to benzaldehyde and benzoic acid on exposure to air ... .;Hygroscopic. Stable under recommended storage conditions. Test for peroxide formation before distillation or evaporation. Test for peroxide formation or discard after 1 year.

UNII

LKG8494WBH

Vapor Density

3.72 (NTP, 1992) (Relative to Air);3.72 (Air = 1);Relative vapor density (air = 1): 3.7;3.72

Vapor Pressure

0.1 mm Hg at 68 °F ; 1 mm Hg at 136° F (NTP, 1992);0.09 mmHg;0.094 mm Hg at 25 °C;Vapor pressure, Pa at 20 °C: 13.2;0.1 mmHg@68°F

Viscosity

5.474 cP at 25 °C; 2.760 cP at 50 °C; 1.618 cP at 75 °C; 1.055 cP at 100 °C

XLogP3

1.1

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