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(S)-(−)-1-Phenylethanol

97%

Synonym(s):

(−)-Methyl phenyl carbinol, (S)-(−)-α-Methylbenzyl alcohol, (S)-(−)-sec-Phenylethyl alcohol

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C8H10O
CAS Number:
1445-91-6
Molecular Weight:
122.16
UNSPSC Code:
12352002
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
329761002
MDL number:
MFCD00064264
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
2039797

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Product Name

(S)-(−)-1-Phenylethanol, 97%

InChI

1S/C8H10O/c1-7(9)8-5-3-2-4-6-8/h2-7,9H,1H3/t7-/m0/s1

SMILES string

C[C@H](O)c1ccccc1

InChI key

WAPNOHKVXSQRPX-ZETCQYMHSA-N

assay

97%

form

liquid

optical activity

[α]22/D -44.0°, neat

bp

88-89 °C/10 mmHg (lit.)

mp

9-11 °C (lit.)

density

1.012 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

functional group

hydroxyl
phenyl

Quality Level

100

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General description

(S)-(-)-1-Phenylethanol can be prepared from acetophenone via bioreduction in the presence of Rhizopus arrhizus as a biocatalyst.

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

wgk

WGK 3

ppe

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Laboratory scale-up synthesis of chiral carbinols using Rhizopus arrhizus.
Salvi NA and Chattopadhyay S.
Tetrahedron Asymmetry, 27(4), 188-192 (2016)

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