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D133000

3,4-Dimethoxybenzyl alcohol

96%

Synonym(s):

(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)methanol, Veratryl alcohol

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Linear Formula:
(CH3O)2C6H3CH2OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
168.19
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
639388
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
202-212-0
MDL number:
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Product Name

3,4-Dimethoxybenzyl alcohol, 96%

assay

96%

form

liquid

InChI key

OEGPRYNGFWGMMV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C9H12O3/c1-11-8-4-3-7(6-10)5-9(8)12-2/h3-5,10H,6H2,1-2H3

SMILES string

COc1ccc(CO)cc1OC

refractive index

n20/D 1.552 (lit.)

bp

296-297 °C/732 mmHg (lit.)

density

1.157 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

Quality Level

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Application

3,4-Dimethoxybenzyl alcohol is widely used in the synthesis of various cyclotriveratrylenes (CTVs), which are cyclic molecular hosts with a cavity to accommodate guest molecules. It can also be used as a precursor in the total synthesis of salvianolic acid N.

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

235.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

113 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter


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Improved synthesis of functional CTVs and cryptophanes using Sc (OTf) 3 as catalyst.
Brotin T, et al.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 70(16), 6187-6195 (2005)
Self-assembly of dendritic crowns into chiral supramolecular spheres.
Percec V, et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 131(3), 1294-1304 (2008)
Formal total synthesis of salvianolic acid N.
Wu K, et al.
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry (2018)
Recent advances in the chemistry of cyclotriveratrylene.
Hardie M J
Chemical Society Reviews, 39(2), 516-527 (2010)
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