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2-Hydroxybenzyl alcohol

99%

Synonym(s):

Salicyl alcohol, Saligenin

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Linear Formula:
HOC6H4CH2OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
124.14
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
201-960-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1907195
MDL number:
Assay:
99%
Form:
solid
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Quality Level

assay

99%

form

solid

mp

83-85 °C (lit.)

solubility

ethanol: soluble 5%, clear to very slightly hazy, colorless to light yellow

functional group

hydroxyl

SMILES string

OCc1ccccc1O

InChI

1S/C7H8O2/c8-5-6-3-1-2-4-7(6)9/h1-4,8-9H,5H2

InChI key

CQRYARSYNCAZFO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

2-Hydroxybenzyl alcohol participates in the selective ring opening reaction of 4H-1,3,2-benzodioxasilines.

2-Hydroxybenzyl alcohol can be used as a coupling reagent to synthesize O-heterocycles.

Application

2-Hydroxybenzyl alcohol was used in gastrodin production via biotransformation by cultured cells of Aspergillus foetidus and Penicillium cyclopium.


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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves



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Selective ring opening of 4H-1, 3, 2-benzodioxasiline twin monomers.
Kempe P, et al.
New. J. Chem., 35(12), 2735-2739 (2011)
Linlin Fan et al.
Applied biochemistry and biotechnology, 170(1), 138-148 (2013-03-14)
The objective of this work was to take advantage of the resting cells of suitable fungus as an in vitro model to prepare gastrodin from p-2-hydroxybenzyl alcohol (HBA), which mainly exists in the metabolites of the plant Gastrodia elata Blume.
Mariagrazia Marucci et al.
Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society, 114(3), 369-380 (2006-08-15)
In this work, Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometry (ESPI) is presented as a non-invasive tool to study drug transport in controlled release systems. ESPI is shown to be a feasible tool to measure drug film permeability via comparison with an ordinary



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SKUGTIN
166952-100G04061838749215
166952-25G04061838749222