Veratryl alcohol

Structural formula
General
Surname	Veratryl alcohol
other names	3,4-dimethoxybenzyl alcohol DIMETHOXYBENZYL ALCOHOL ( INCI )
Molecular formula	C 9 H 12 O 3
Brief description	colorless liquid
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 93-03-8 EC number 202-212-0 ECHA InfoCard 100.002.012 PubChem 7118 ChemSpider 6851 Wikidata Q410698
properties
Molar mass	168.19 g mol −1
Physical state	liquid
density	1.178 g cm −3 (17 ° C )
boiling point	135-137 ° C (27 h Pa ) 296–297 ° C (976 hPa)
Refractive index	1.555 (17 ° C)
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances Caution H and P phrases H: 302 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

Veratryl alcohol ( 3,4-dimethoxybenzyl alcohol ) is structurally derived from both benzyl alcohol and veratrole ( o- dimethoxybenzene).

It can be prepared from veratrumaldehyde in methanolic solution by reduction with hydrogen / Raney nickel at room temperature and normal pressure.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Entry on DIMETHOXYBENZYL ALCOHOL in the CosIng database of the EU Commission, accessed on July 15, 2020.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Hermann Kämmerer, Antonio Otzet Casacuberta: "On the representation of phenol alcohols from phenol aldehydes with hydrogen / Raney nickel and from phenol carboxylic acid esters with LiAlH ₄ ", in: Die Makromolekulare Chemie , 1963 , 67 (1) , pp. 167-172; doi : 10.1002 / macp.1963.020670116 .
3. ↑ ^{a b} 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. 3-188.
4. ↑ ^{a b c} data sheet 3,4-Dimethoxybenzyl alcohol from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on November 3, 2016 ( PDF ).
5. ↑ CRC Handbook of Tables for Organic Compound Identification , Third Edition, 1984, ISBN 0-8493-0303-6 .

See also

• Veratrum aldehyde
• Veratric acid