678. p-Anol

Nomenclature

CAS number: 539-12-8
4-(1-Propen-1-yl)phenol; p-propenylphenol; 4-hydroxy-1-propenylbenzene.
C9H10O; mol wt 134.18.
C 80.56%, H 7.51%, O 11.92%.

Description and references

Prepn from anethole: Stoermer, Kahlert, Ber. 34, 1812 (1901); from 4-propenylphenylmagnesium bromide: Quelet, Bull. Chim. Soc. [4] 45, 268 (1929).

Chemical structure

Properties

Leaflets from boiling water. Weak odor of cloves, resembling that of eugenol. Spicy, pungent taste. mp 93-94°. bp760 250° (dec); bp14 138-140°. Slightly sol in hot water. Freely sol in dimethylformamide, other organic solvents. Sol in aq solns of KOH and NaOH.

Use

Intermediate in the synthesis of estrogens.