Anise alcohol

Structural formula
General
Surname	Anise alcohol
other names	4-methoxybenzyl alcohol p-methoxybenzyl alcohol ANISE ALCOHOL ( INCI )
Molecular formula	C 8 H 10 O 2
Brief description	colorless crystals or liquid with a flowery-sweet odor
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 105-13-5 EC number 203-273-6 ECHA InfoCard 100.002.976 PubChem 7738 ChemSpider 21105859 Wikidata Q548873
properties
Molar mass	138.17 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
density	1.11 g cm −3 (25 ° C)
Melting point	22-25 ° C
boiling point	259 ° C
solubility	almost insoluble in water soluble in ethanol and diethyl ether
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances Caution H and P phrases H: 302-315-319-335 P: 261-305 + 351 + 338
Toxicological data	1340 mg kg −1 ( LD 50 ,  rat ,  oral )
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Anise alcohol is an organic compound derived from benzyl alcohol and anisole . He is the best-known member of the methoxybenzyl alcohol group . It forms colorless to yellowish, slightly sweet-smelling crystals that melt at room temperature.

By reduction of anisaldehyde (for example with NaBH ₄ ) anisalcohol arises.

Anise alcohol is mainly used as a fragrance .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Entry on ANISE ALCOHOL in the CosIng database of the EU Commission, accessed on July 8, 2020.
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Entry on p-anise alcohol. In: Römpp Online . Georg Thieme Verlag, accessed on November 10, 2014.
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Entry for CAS no. 105-13-5 in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on November 10, 2014(JavaScript required) .
4. ↑ Juliane Daphi-Weber, Heike Raddatz, Rainer Müller: Investigation of Fragrances - Controlled Fragrances , pp. 94–95, in Volume V of the series HighChem hautnah - News from food chemistry (published by the Society of German Chemists ) 2010, ISBN 978- 3-936028-64-5 .