3768. α-Ethylbenzyl Alcohol

Nomenclature

CAS number: 93-54-9
α-Ethylbenzenemethanol; ω-ethylbenzyl alcohol; 1-phenyl-1-propanol; 1-phenylpropyl alcohol; ethyl phenyl carbinol; α-hydroxypropylbenzene; SH-261; Ejibil; Livonal; Phenycholon; Phenicol; Phenychol; Felicur (Asche); Felitrope.
C9H12O; mol wt 136.19.
C 79.37%, H 8.88%, O 11.75%.

Description and references

Prepd from benzaldehyde or from ethyl phenyl ketone: Norris, Cortese, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 49, 2640 (1927). Toxicity study: O. Linét et al., Arzneim.-Forsch. 12, 347 (1962).

Chemical structure

Properties

Oily liquid. Weak, ester-like odor. Sweetish, slightly irritating taste. bp760 219°; bp15 107°; bp3 78°. d425 0.9915. nD23 1.5169. uv max (methanol): 250, 260 nm (ε 173, 114). Misc with methanol, ethanol, ether, benzene, toluene, olive oil. LD50 orally in rats: 1.6 ml/kg (Linét).

Use

As heat transfer medium; in perfumery.

Therapeutic Category

Choleretic.

Keywords

Choleretic