1090. Benzohydrol

Nomenclature

CAS number: 91-01-0
α-Phenylbenzenemethanol; benzhydrol; diphenylcarbinol.
C13H12O; mol wt 184.23.
C 84.75%, H 6.57%, O 8.68%.

Description and references

Prepd by reducing benzophenone with zinc dust in strongly alkaline soln: Wiselogle, Sonneborn, Org. Synth. coll. vol. I (2nd ed, 1941) p 90. By reducing benzophenone with magnesium in methanol: Zechmeister, Rom, Ann. 468, 123 (1929).

Chemical structure

Properties

Needles from ligroin, mp 69°. bp748 298°; bp20 180°; bp13 176°. Absorption spectrum: Orndorff et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 49, 1542 (1927). One gram dissolves in 2 liters of water at 20°. Freely sol in alcohol, ether, chloroform and carbon bisulfide; almost insol in cold ligroin.

Derivative

Diphenylmethyl ether.

Nomenclature

CAS number: 574-42-5
C26H22O; mol wt 350.45.
C 89.11%, H 6.33%, O 4.57%.

Properties

Monoclinic crystals from benzene, mp 110°; bp15 267°.

Use

In organic syntheses.