Cumic alcohol

Structural formula
General
Surname	Cumic alcohol
other names	4-isopropylbenzyl alcohol p -isopropylbenzyl alcohol
Molecular formula	C 10 H 14 O
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 536-60-7 EC number 208-640-4 ECHA InfoCard 100.007.857 PubChem 325 Wikidata Q1143803
properties
Molar mass	150.22 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
density	0.9818 g cm −3 (20 ° C)
Melting point	28 ° C
boiling point	249 ° C
solubility	almost insoluble in water; miscible with ethanol and diethyl ether; very soluble in benzene
Refractive index	1.5210 (20 ° C)
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances Caution H and P phrases H: 302-315 P: no P-phrases
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . Refractive index: Na-D line , 20 ° C

Cumin alcohol ( 4-isopropylbenzyl alcohol ) is structurally derived from benzyl alcohol or cumene (isopropylbenzene) and belongs to the group of terpene alcohols . Its name and structure are derived from cuminaldehyde , the biologically active component of the seed oil from cumin ( Cuminum cyminum ).

See also

• Cumic acid

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} David R. Lide (Ed.): CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics . 90th edition. (Internet version: 2010), CRC Press / Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, FL, Physical Constants of Organic Compounds, pp. 3-314.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Data sheet 4-Isopropylbenzyl alcohol from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on August 20, 2011 ( PDF ).

literature

• C. Kraut: "About the cumin alcohol", in: Justus Liebigs Annalen der Chemie , Volume 92, Issue 1, 1854, pp. 66-71, doi : 10.1002 / jlac.18540920107 .
• A. Rossi: "Ueber den Cuminkohol und three Alkaloide derivate from it", in: Journal für Praxis Chemie , Volume 83, Issue 1, 1861, pp 235-238, doi : 10.1002 / prac.18610830131 .
• K. Kraut: “About cymene from cumine alcohol”, in: Justus Liebigs Annalen der Chemie , Volume 192, Issue 1-2, 1878, pp. 222-227, doi : 10.1002 / jlac.18781920124 .