Cumic alcohol
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Surname | Cumic alcohol | |||||||||||||||
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Molecular formula | C 10 H 14 O | |||||||||||||||
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Molar mass | 150.22 g mol −1 | |||||||||||||||
Physical state |
firmly |
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density |
0.9818 g cm −3 (20 ° C) |
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Melting point |
28 ° C |
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boiling point |
249 ° C |
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solubility |
almost insoluble in water; miscible with ethanol and diethyl ether; very soluble in benzene |
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Refractive index |
1.5210 (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 . 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
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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 .