alpha,2-Dimethylbenzenemethanol
[CAS# 7287-82-3]

Identification

• Name: alpha,2-Dimethylbenzenemethanol
• Synonyms: (±)-1-(2-Methylphenyl)ethanol; 1-(2-Methylphenyl)ethanol; 1-(2-Tolyl)ethanol; 1-(o-Methylphenyl)ethanol; 1-(o-Tolyl)ethanol; o-Methyl-alpha-methylbenzyl alcohol
• Molecular Formula: C₉H₁₂O
• Molecular Weight: 136.19
• CAS Registry Number: 7287-82-3
• EC Number: 230-716-0

Properties

• Solubility: Sparingly soluble (13 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.^*
• Density: 0.995±0.06 g/cm³ (20 ºC 760 Torr), Calc.^*
• Boiling point: 106 ºC (10 Torr)^**
• Refractive index: 1.5205 (589.3 nm 25 ºC)^***
• Flash point: 104.2±3.7 ºC, Calc.^*

^* Calculated using Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) Software V11.02 (©1994-2013 ACD/Labs)

^** Sianesi, Dario; Gazzetta Chimica Italiana 1959, V89, P1749-62.

^*** Siegel, Samuel; Journal of the American Chemical Society 1951, V73, P3237-40.