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B8681

Benzoin

Name: Benzoin
Brand: ALDRICH

98%

Synonym(s):

α-Hydroxy-α-phenylacetophenone, α-Hydroxybenzyl phenyl ketone, 2-Hydroxy-2-phenylacetophenone

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Linear Formula:

C₆H₅CH(OH)COC₆H₅

CAS Number:

119-53-9

Molecular Weight:

212.24

UNSPSC Code:

12162002

NACRES:

NA.23

PubChem Substance ID:

24892088

EC Number:

204-331-3

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

391839

MDL number:

MFCD00004496

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Properties

Quality Level

100

assay

98%

form

powder

bp

194 °C/12 mmHg (lit.)

mp

134-138 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

OC(c1ccccc1)C(=O)c2ccccc2

InChI

1S/C14H12O2/c15-13(11-7-3-1-4-8-11)14(16)12-9-5-2-6-10-12/h1-10,13,15H

InChI key

ISAOCJYIOMOJEB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... ACHE(43), BCHE(590), CES1(1066)

Description

General description

Benzoin is an industrially important chemical that is used as an intermediate in the synthesis of different chemical additives, dyestuff, pharmaceuticals and also as a photoinitiator.

Application

Benzoin may be used as a photoinitiator in the synthesis of biocompatible and degradable hydrogels based on 2-hydroxyethyl (meth)acrylates and gelatin via combined microwave-assisted and photo-polymerization technique.

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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Alkaline modified g-C3N4 photocatalyst for high selective oxide coupling of benzyl alcohol to benzoin.

Sun X, et al.

Applied Catalysis. B, Environmental, 220, 553-560 (2018)

The innovative combined microwave-assisted and photo-polymerization technique for synthesis of the novel degradable hydroxyethyl (meth) acrylate/gelatin based scaffolds.

Babic MM, et al.

Materials Letters, 213, 236-240 (2018)

Total synthesis and absolute stereochemistry of seragakinone A.

Akiomi Takada et al.

Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 50(10), 2297-2301 (2011-02-26)

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Global Trade Item Number

SKU	GTIN
B8681-500G	04061833443248
B8681-100G	04061833443231