1,1'-Biphenyl, 2-methoxy-

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    86-26-0

    Molecular formula
    C13H12O

    SMILES
    COC1=CC=CC=C1C2=CC=CC=C2

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Floral 71.87%
    Rose 54.84%
    Fruity 51.62%
    Anisic 43.31%
    Geranium 39.59%
    Orange 37.91%
    Earthy 36.54%
    Sweet 35.98%
    Phenolic 34.9%
    Metallic 34.8%

     

    Flavor
    Green 54.42%
    Phenolic 43.89%
    Rose 43.79%
    Geranium 43.63%
    Anise 38.66%
    Sweet 35.61%
    Balsam 35.57%
    Pungent 32.93%
    Floral 32.1%
    Herbal 31.94%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.2

    pKa est.
    6.94 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    184.23 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Very slow

    Boiling point est.
    289°C

    Flash point

    • 125.87 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 2-Methoxybiphenyl
    • 86-26-0
    • 2-Phenylanisole
    • 1,1'-Biphenyl, 2-methoxy-
    • o-Phenylanisole
    • Anisole, o-phenyl-
    • Methyl diphenyl ether
    • 1-methoxy-2-phenylbenzene
    • o-Phenyl anisole
    • 2-Methoxy-1,1'-biphenyl
    • 2-Methoxy-biphenylate
    • Biphenyl-2-yl methyl ether
    • 2-METHOXY BIPHENYL
    • NSC 2148
    • 292625-97-9
    • EINECS 201-659-9
    • BRN 2045749
    • AI3-00236
    • MFCD00008367
    • DTXSID6052584
    • 4-06-00-04580 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
    • NSC-2148
    • 26445-85-2
    • 1,1'-Biphenyl, methoxy-
    • 2-phenylanisol
    • o-Methoxybiphenyl
    • o-Methoxydiphenyl
    • 2-methoxy-biphenyl
    • ortho-phenyl anisole
    • DZF2F4KRH4
    • WLN: 1OR BR
    • SCHEMBL294721
    • 2-Hydroxybiphenyl methyl ether
    • 2-Methoxy-1,1'-biphenyl #
    • CHEMBL3813993
    • DTXCID3031157
    • SCHEMBL12015268
    • NLWCWEGVNJVLAX-UHFFFAOYSA-
    • NSC2148
    • AKOS015960814
    • AC-12225
    • BS-17660
    • SY050148
    • CS-0150311
    • M1713
    • NS00013139
    • D84060
    • 2-Methoxy-1,1 inverted exclamation mark -biphenyl
    • 201-659-9
    • InChI=1/C13H12O/c1-14-13-10-6-5-9-12(13)11-7-3-2-4-8-11/h2-10H,1H3

  • Applications

    1,1'-Biphenyl, 2-methoxy- is primarily used as an organic synthesis intermediate, supporting the production of pharmaceutical and agrochemical compounds; it also serves as a precursor in dye and pigment chemistry and is employed in the formulation of specialty polymers and coatings, including liquid crystal materials for electronics; in research settings it provides a building block for advanced materials and acts as a reactive intermediate in organic synthesis workflows.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 741.75
    methanol 452.63
    isopropanol 531.2
    water 0.83
    ethyl acetate 1710.1
    n-propanol 649.64
    acetone 2431.21
    n-butanol 575.44
    acetonitrile 2149.7
    DMF 1685.17
    toluene 902.68
    isobutanol 455.53
    1,4-dioxane 3059.62
    methyl acetate 1734.51
    THF 2658.26
    2-butanone 1551.24
    n-pentanol 355.04
    sec-butanol 445.03
    n-hexane 181.41
    ethylene glycol 176.8
    NMP 1021.08
    cyclohexane 471.05
    DMSO 1900.04
    n-butyl acetate 903.19
    n-octanol 274.06
    chloroform 5585.12
    n-propyl acetate 905.8
    acetic acid 831.8
    dichloromethane 6745.82
    cyclohexanone 2276.19
    propylene glycol 187.21
    isopropyl acetate 660.11
    DMAc 872.64
    2-ethoxyethanol 562.16
    isopentanol 371.87
    n-heptane 188.08
    ethyl formate 1443.11
    1,2-dichloroethane 4719.88
    n-hexanol 440.62
    2-methoxyethanol 975.54
    isobutyl acetate 485.01
    tetrachloromethane 758.7
    n-pentyl acetate 431.11
    transcutol 1353.93
    n-heptanol 235.19
    ethylbenzene 418.79
    MIBK 505.33
    2-propoxyethanol 600.63
    tert-butanol 544.21
    MTBE 616.91
    2-butoxyethanol 358.51
    propionic acid 748.67
    o-xylene 370.49
    formic acid 132.19
    diethyl ether 1523.99
    m-xylene 398.47
    p-xylene 433.65
    chlorobenzene 1322.46
    dimethyl carbonate 675.09
    n-octane 89.81
    formamide 473.95
    cyclopentanone 2460.78
    2-pentanone 1214.17
    anisole 766.42
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1112.22
    gamma-butyrolactone 2599.44
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 564.37
    pyridine 2535.28
    3-pentanone 1012.57
    furfural 1684.06
    n-dodecane 58.71
    diethylene glycol 407.11
    diisopropyl ether 291.22
    tert-amyl alcohol 372.47
    acetylacetone 1110.24
    n-hexadecane 69.91
    acetophenone 622.1
    methyl propionate 1176.64
    isopentyl acetate 578.5
    trichloroethylene 6253.33
    n-nonanol 232.74
    cyclohexanol 625.66
    benzyl alcohol 449.36
    2-ethylhexanol 304.75
    isooctanol 191.24
    dipropyl ether 714.2
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 979.92
    ethyl lactate 281.33
    propylene carbonate 1381.07
    n-methylformamide 1088.75
    2-pentanol 337.04
    n-pentane 150.07
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 427.5
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 525.7
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 288.59
    mesitylene 241.93
    ε-caprolactone 1537.37
    p-cymene 213.34
    epichlorohydrin 3340.06
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 2905.61
    2-aminoethanol 269.71
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1213.91
    sulfolane 2039.23
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 50.45
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1750.77
    n-hexyl acetate 596.08
    isooctane 48.08
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 434.37
    sec-butyl acetate 431.04
    tert-butyl acetate 517.92
    decalin 137.99
    glycerin 248.78
    diglyme 1167.59
    acrylic acid 654.69
    isopropyl myristate 238.97
    n-butyric acid 986.72
    acetyl acetate 860.1
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 156.29
    ethyl propionate 720.65
    nitromethane 2329.9
    1,2-diethoxyethane 795.56
    benzonitrile 788.29
    trioctyl phosphate 129.02
    1-bromopropane 1878.48
    gamma-valerolactone 1952.71
    n-decanol 180.9
    triethyl phosphate 238.91
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 161.94
    propionitrile 1359.84
    vinylene carbonate 1324.82
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1316.02
    DMS 552.46
    cumene 228.97
    2-octanol 176.94
    2-hexanone 737.51
    octyl acetate 294.08
    limonene 311.54
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1483.65
    ethyl orthosilicate 221.99
    tributyl phosphate 167.5
    diacetone alcohol 453.42
    N,N-dimethylaniline 387.73
    acrylonitrile 1593.0
    aniline 805.29
    1,3-propanediol 438.01
    bromobenzene 1577.61
    dibromomethane 4297.36
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 4245.47
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 344.76
    tetrabutyl urea 229.3
    diisobutyl methanol 179.85
    2-phenylethanol 376.03
    styrene 611.83
    dioctyl adipate 314.92
    dimethyl sulfate 710.3
    ethyl butyrate 702.24
    methyl lactate 347.48
    butyl lactate 241.15
    diethyl carbonate 470.55
    propanediol butyl ether 257.54
    triethyl orthoformate 373.01
    p-tert-butyltoluene 192.18
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 364.92
    morpholine 2507.98
    tert-butylamine 350.58
    n-dodecanol 149.77
    dimethoxymethane 1359.54
    ethylene carbonate 1255.82
    cyrene 316.66
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 523.9
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 467.54
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1007.71
    4-methylpyridine 1732.52
    dibutyl ether 530.76
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 179.85
    DEF 1178.6
    dimethyl isosorbide 531.09
    tetrachloroethylene 2617.29
    eugenol 312.66
    triacetin 461.99
    span 80 248.73
    1,4-butanediol 173.1
    1,1-dichloroethane 3550.37
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 279.87
    methyl formate 1133.81
    2-methyl-1-butanol 360.53
    n-decane 107.15
    butyronitrile 1303.09
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 216.17
    1-chlorooctane 371.03
    1-chlorotetradecane 137.6
    n-nonane 117.77
    undecane 76.54
    tert-butylcyclohexane 105.9
    cyclooctane 159.75
    cyclopentanol 721.04
    tetrahydropyran 2643.08
    tert-amyl methyl ether 388.76
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 605.25
    1-hexene 481.27
    2-isopropoxyethanol 377.82
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 338.89
    methyl butyrate 1063.16

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IFRA standard 51

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Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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