Chemistry:Phenylmethanediol

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Phenylmethanediol[1]
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Phenylmethanediol
Other names
  • hydroxybenzyl alcohol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
Properties
C7H8O2
Molar mass 124.139 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Phenylmethanediol is an organic compound that is a geminal diol, the hydrate of benzaldehyde. It is a short-lived intermediate in some chemical reactions, such as oxidations of toluene[2] and benzaldehyde[3] and the reduction of benzoic acid.[4]

References

  1. "Phenylmethanediol | C7H8O2". http://www.chemspider.com/Chemical-Structure.378535.html. 
  2. Pritchard, Huw O. (2006). "On the atmospheric oxidation of liquid toluene". Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 8 (39): 4559–4562. doi:10.1039/b608510e. PMID 17047753. Bibcode2006PCCP....8.4559P. 
  3. Nigam, S. K.; Khan, M. U.; Tiwari, Saras; Dwivedi, H. P.; Singh, P. K. (2004). "Kinetics and mechanism of oxidation of benzaldehyde and substituted benzaldehyde by N-chlorosaccharin". Asian Journal of Chemistry 16 (2): 761–766. 
  4. Cheng, Po-Chung; Nonaka, Tsutomu (1995). "Kinetic study of the electroreduction of benzoic acid". Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan 68 (1): 378–84. doi:10.1246/bcsj.68.378.