2-Methylbenzyl alcohol

CAS Registry Number®

89-95-2

CAS Name

2-Methylbenzyl alcohol

Molecular Formula

C8H10O

Molecular Mass

122.16

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    224 °C
  • Melting Point (1)

    38 °C
  • Density (2)

    1.02189 g/cm³ @ Temp: 19.8 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H10O/c1-7-4-2-3-5-8(7)6-9/h2-5,9H,6H2,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=XPNGNIFUDRPBFJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

OCC=1C=CC=CC1C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Benzenemethanol, 2-methyl-
  • Benzyl alcohol, o-methyl-
  • 2-Methylbenzenemethanol
  • o-Methylbenzyl alcohol
  • o-Tolyl alcohol

Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

185532-95-0

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