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Properties of substance:

benzenemethanol



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Synonyms:

benzyl alcohol

Group of substances:

organic

Physical appearance:

colorless liquid

Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):

C7H8O

Structural formula as text:

C6H5CH2OH

Molar/atomic mass: 108.14

Melting point (°C):

-15.3

Boiling point (°C):

205.35

Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):

acetone: soluble [Ref.]
ammonia liquid : miscible [Ref.]
benzene: soluble [Ref.]
chloroform: soluble [Ref.]
diethyl ether: miscible [Ref.]
ethanol: miscible [Ref.]
hydrogen fluoride : very soluble [Ref.]
methanol: soluble [Ref.]
propylene glycol: 25 (25°C) [Ref.]
sulfuric acid: reaction [Ref.]
water: 4 (17°C) [Ref.]
water: 4.182 (55°C) [Ref.]

Numerical data:

Flash point (°C): 100

Density:

1.0419 (20°C, d4)

Reactions:

  1. [Ref.1]
    C6H5CH2OH + ClSO3H + C5H5N → C6H5CH2OSO3H + C5H5N * HCl

Refractive index (nD):

1.5396 (20°C)

Retention indices for gas chromatography:

1015,4 (phase - 100% dimethylsilicone)
1036,9 (phase - dimethylsilicone with 5% phenyl groups)

LD50 (mg/kg):

3100 (white rats, oral)

References:

  1. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. - 90ed. - CRC Press, 2010. - pp. 3-42
  2. Kleemann A. Pharmaceutical Substances. - 2000. - pp. 214-215
  3. Lewis R.J. Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials. - 11ed. - Wiley-interscience, 2004. - pp. 398-399
  4. Yalkowsky S.H., Yan H. Handbook of aqueous solubility data. - CRC Press, 2003. - pp. 396-397
  5. Вредные вещества в промышленности: Справочник для химиков, инженеров и врачей. - 7-е изд., Т.1. - Л.: Химия, 1976. - pp. 400-401 [Russian]
  6. Рабинович В.А., Хавин З.Я. Краткий химический справочник. - Л.: Химия, 1977. - pp. 128 [Russian]
  7. Свойства органических соединений: Справочник. - Под ред. Потехина А.А. - Л.: Химия, 1984. - pp. 234-235 [Russian]
  8. Химическая энциклопедия. - Т. 1. - М.: Советская энциклопедия, 1988. - pp. 260 [Russian]

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