2,4-dichlorobenzyl alcohol
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Surname | 2,4-dichlorobenzyl alcohol | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Molecular formula | C 7 H 6 Cl 2 O | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Molar mass | 177.03 g mol −1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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1.45 g cm −3 (bulk density) |
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55-58 ° C |
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poorly soluble in water (1 g l −1 at 20 ° C) |
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As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . |
2,4-dichlorobenzyl alcohol is a chemical compound from the group of double- chlorinated benzyl alcohols .
properties
2,4-dichlorobenzyl alcohol is a white powder that is poorly soluble in water. It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system in the space group P 2 1 / c (space group no. 14) with the lattice parameters a = 473.6 pm , b = 1281.8 pm, c = 2485.3 pm and β = 96.852 °.
use
2,4-Dichlorobenzyl alcohol, like its isomer 3,4-dichlorobenzyl alcohol, is used as a disinfectant and antiseptic that is used (often together with amylmetacresol or levomenthol ) to treat inflammation in the mouth and throat. It comes in the form of lozenges, a solution or a spray.
Trade names
Hextriletten®, Lidazon®, Strepsils®, neo-angin®, Dobensana®
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry on DICHLOROBENZYL ALCOHOL in the CosIng database of the EU Commission, accessed on March 11, 2020.
- ↑ a b c d data sheet 2,4-Dichlorobenzyl alcohol, 99% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on September 10, 2011 ( PDF ).
- ↑ a b c d data sheet 2,4-dichlorobenzyl alcohol (PDF) from Merck , accessed on September 10, 2011.
- ↑ M. Bambagiotti-Alberti, B. Bruni, M. Di Vaira, V. Giannellini: "(2,4-Dichlorophenyl) methanol", in: Acta Cryst. , 2007 , E63 (1), pp. 275-276. doi: 10.1107 / S1600536806053086
- ^ Margitta Albinus: Hager's handbook of pharmaceutical practice . 1930, OCLC 312139501 , p. 1261 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
- ↑ Entry on dichlorobenzyl alcohol in the Pharmawiki , accessed on January 28, 2017.