4- tert- butylcyclohexanol

Structural formula
Structural formula without stereochemistry
General
Surname	4- tert- butylcyclohexanol
other names	4- tert -butylcyclohexyl alcohol Hexahydro- p - tert -butylphenol Patchouli-hexanol
Molecular formula	C 10 H 20 O
Brief description	white solid with a characteristic odor
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 98-52-2 937-05-3 (cis) 21862-63-5 (trans) EC number 202-676-4 ECHA InfoCard 100.002.434 PubChem 7391 Wikidata Q67195227
properties
Molar mass	156.27 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
density	0.87 g cm −3
Melting point	62-70 ° C
boiling point	224 ° C
solubility	practically insoluble in water (<0.1 g l −1 at 20 ° C)
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances Caution H and P phrases H: 319 P: 280-305 + 351 + 338-337 + 313-273
Toxicological data	4200 mg kg −1 ( LD 50 ,  rat ,  oral ) > 5000 mg kg −1 ( LD 50 ,  rabbit ,  transdermal )
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

4- tert -Butylcyclohexanol is a chemical compound from the group of alcohols .

Extraction and presentation

4- tert -butylcyclohexanol can be obtained by reducing 4- tert- butylcyclohexanone (for example with lithium aluminum hydride ) or by hydrogenating 4- tert- butylphenol .

properties

4- tert -Butylcyclohexanol is a flammable, hardly inflammable, white solid with a characteristic odor, which is practically insoluble in water.

use

4- tert -Butylcyclohexanol has been used as a fragrance and flavoring substance since the 1960s .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k} Entry on 4-tert-butylcyclohexanol in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on September 8, 2019(JavaScript required) .
2. ^ NL Allinger, et al .: Organic Chemistry. [Main volume] Walter de Gruyter, 2011, ISBN 978-3-11-082970-9 , pp. 753 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
3. ^ Francqui Colloquium: A Molecular View of Heterogeneous Catalysis Proceedings of the First Francqui Colloquium, February 19-20, 1996, Brussels . De Boeck Supérieur, 1998, ISBN 978-2-8041-2679-7 , pp. 154 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
4. ^ ^{A b} D. LJ Opdyke: Monographs on Fragrance Raw Materials A Collection of Monographs Originally Appearing in Food and Cosmetics Toxicology . Elsevier, 2013, ISBN 978-1-4831-4797-0 , pp. 156 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
5. ↑ Shmuel Yannai: Dictionary of Food Compounds with CD-ROM . CRC Press, 2012, ISBN 978-1-4200-8352-1 , pp. 199 ( limited preview in Google Book search).