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2-Methylbenzyl alcohol

CAS No.
89-95-2
Chemical Name:
2-Methylbenzyl alcohol
Synonyms
o-Tolylmethanol;O-TOLYLCARBINOL;2-Tolylmethanol;2-TOLYL CARBINOL;α-Hydroxy-o-xylene;RARECHEM AL BD 0047;ALPHA-HYDROXY-O-XYLENE;2-METHYLBENZYL ALCOHOL;O-METHYLBENZYL ALCOHOL;2-Methylbenzenemethanol
CBNumber:
CB2295574
Molecular Formula:
C8H10O
Molecular Weight:
122.16
MDL Number:
MFCD00004622
MOL File:
89-95-2.mol
MSDS File:
SDS
Last updated:2026-05-28 00:05:59

2-Methylbenzyl alcohol Properties

Melting point 33-36 °C(lit.)
Boiling point 109-110 °C14 mm Hg(lit.)
Density 1.0230
vapor pressure 0.75 mm Hg ( 86 °C)
refractive index n20/D 1.5408(lit.)
Flash point 220 °F
storage temp. Sealed in dry,Room Temperature
solubility methanol: 0.1 g/mL, clear
pka 14.37±0.10(Predicted)
form powder to lump
color White to Almost white
BRN 1929783
Henry's Law Constant 2.2×101 mol/(m3Pa) at 25℃, Wang et al. (2017)
InChI 1S/C8H10O/c1-7-4-2-3-5-8(7)6-9/h2-5,9H,6H2,1H3
InChIKey XPNGNIFUDRPBFJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES Cc1ccccc1CO
LogP 1.620
CAS DataBase Reference 89-95-2(CAS DataBase Reference)
FDA UNII 7L3M6Y04NC
NIST Chemistry Reference Benzenemethanol, 2-methyl-(89-95-2)
EPA Substance Registry System 2-Methylbenzyl alcohol (89-95-2)
UNSPSC Code 12352100
NACRES NA.22

SAFETY

Risk and Safety Statements

Symbol(GHS)  Corrosion (GHS05)Exclamation Mark (GHS07)
GHS05,GHS07
Signal word  Danger
Hazard statements  H302-H318-H315-H319-H335
Precautionary statements  P261-P280a-P304+P340-P405-P501a-P280-P305+P351+P338
PPE dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves
Hazard Codes  Xi,Xn
Risk Statements  36/37/38-41-22
Safety Statements  22-24/25-37/39-26-39
WGK Germany  3
HS Code  29062900
HS Code  29339990
Storage Class 11 - Combustible Solids
NFPA 704
1
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2-Methylbenzyl alcohol price More Price(30)

Manufacturer Product number Product description CAS number Packaging Price Updated Buy
Sigma-Aldrich 188476 2-Methylbenzyl alcohol 98% 89-95-2 10g $56.1 2026-04-30 Buy
TCI Chemical M0887 2-Methylbenzyl Alcohol >97.0%(GC) 89-95-2 25g $58 2026-04-30 Buy
Biosynth AAA08995 (2-Methylphenyl)methanol 89-95-2 25g $900 2026-06-04 Buy
Biosynth AAA08995 (2-Methylphenyl)methanol 89-95-2 250g $900 2026-06-04 Buy
Biosynth AAA08995 (2-Methylphenyl)methanol 89-95-2 100g $900 2026-06-04 Buy
Product number Packaging Price Buy
188476 10g $56.1 Buy
M0887 25g $58 Buy
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2-Methylbenzyl alcohol Chemical Properties,Uses,Production

Chemical Properties

white crystalline low melting solid

Uses

2-Methylbenzyl alcohol is widely used strong mobile phase additive in HPLC. it can be used to produce 2-methyl-benzaldehyde at temperature of 20°C. It will need reagent pyridinium chlorochromate with reaction time of 10 min.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Chemistry Letters, 22, p. 1495, 1993
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 62, p. 2639, 1940 DOI: 10.1021/ja01867a017
Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 4, p. 582, 1963

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Synthesis of 2-Methylbenzyl alcohol from Formaldehyde and 2-Tolylboronic acid
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