4-Hydroxybenzyl alcohol

CAS Registry Number®

623-05-2

CAS Name

4-Hydroxybenzyl alcohol

Molecular Formula

C7H8O2

Molecular Mass

124.14

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    252 °C

  • Melting Point (1)

    124.5 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) PhysProp data were obtained from Syracuse Research Corporation of Syracuse, New York (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C7H8O2/c8-5-6-1-3-7(9)4-2-6/h1-4,8-9H,5H2

InChIKey

InChIKey=BVJSUAQZOZWCKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(O)C1=CC=C(O)C=C1

Canonical SMILES

OC1=CC=C(C=C1)CO

Other Names for this Substance

  • Benzenemethanol, 4-hydroxy-
  • Benzyl alcohol, p-hydroxy-
  • 4-Hydroxybenzenemethanol
  • p-Hydroxybenzyl alcohol
  • 4-Methylolphenol

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

2923577-39-1

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