4-Methylbenzyl alcohol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    589-18-4

    Molecular formula
    C8H10O

    SMILES
    CC1=CC=C(C=C1)CO

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

    Retention indicies (RI)

    • Carbowax: 1956.0

  • Odor profile

    Floral 90.8%
    Sweet 83.91%
    Rose 67.75%
    Fruity 57.96%
    Green 57.73%
    Almond 52.93%
    Balsamic 50.62%
    Hyacinth 48.35%
    Cherry 48.25%
    Powdery 43.63%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.6

    Molecular weight
    122.16 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately slow

    Melting point expt.

    • 138 to 142 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • 61.5 °C
    • 61 - 62 °C

    Boiling point

    • 423 °F at 760 mmHg (NTP, 1992)
    • 217 °C
    • 217.00 to 218.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg

    Flash point est.
    99.3 ˚C

    Solubility expt.

    • 1 to 10 mg/mL at 70.7 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • Very soluble in ether, ethanol
    • In water, 0.063 M (7,710 mg/L) at 25 °C
    • 7710 mg/L @ 25 °C (exp)
    • Practically insoluble or insoluble in water
    • Soluble (in ethanol)

  • Synonyms

    • 4-Methylbenzyl alcohol
    • 589-18-4
    • p-Tolylmethanol
    • (4-Methylphenyl)methanol
    • p-Tolylcarbinol
    • P-METHYLBENZYL ALCOHOL
    • 4-Tolylcarbinol
    • Benzenemethanol, 4-methyl-
    • 4-(Hydroxymethyl)toluene
    • 4-methylbenzylalcohol
    • Benzyl alcohol, p-methyl-
    • alpha-Hydroxy-p-xylene
    • p-Methyl benzyl alcohol
    • p-Methylbenzylalcohol
    • p-Toluyl alcohol
    • 4-methylbenzenemethanol
    • 4-Methyl-benzenemethanol
    • p-Methylbenzylalkohol
    • p-Methylbenzylalkohol [German]
    • NSC 3992
    • CCRIS 5112
    • EINECS 209-639-1
    • a-Hydroxy-p-xylene
    • UNII-EXZ915A627
    • BRN 1856550
    • CHEBI:1895
    • DTXSID5025574
    • AI3-09610
    • HSDB 7615
    • EXZ915A627
    • 4-methyl-benzyl alcohol
    • 4-Methyl benzenemethanol
    • NSC-3992
    • 31831-37-5
    • (4-TOLYL)METHANOL
    • 4-Methylbenzenemethanol, 9CI
    • DTXCID205574
    • 1-hydroxymethyl-4-methylbenzene
    • 4-Methyl-1-hydroxymethylbenzene
    • FEMA NO. 4624
    • 4-Methyl-benzenemethanol (9CI)
    • METHYL BENZYL ALCOHOL, P-
    • Xylene-alpha-ol
    • 4-06-00-03171 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
    • 4-METHYLBENZYL ALCOHOL [HSDB]
    • ar-Methylbenzenemethanol
    • pTolualcohol
    • pTolylcarbinol
    • pToluic alcohol
    • pToluyl alcohol
    • 4Tolylcarbinol
    • p-tolyl-methanol
    • 4-(Hydroxymethyl)toluene; 4-Methylbenzyl alcohol; p-Methylbenzyl alcohol; p-Tolylcarbinol
    • 4-Tolyl carbinol
    • pMethylbenzylalcohol
    • pMethylbenzylalkohol
    • 4methylbenzylalcohol
    • pMethylbenzyl alcohol
    • MFCD00004664
    • p-methylbenzylalkoohol
    • 4Methylbenzenemethanol
    • Methylbenzylalcohol, p
    • P-TOLUALCOHOL
    • pMethyl benzyl alcohol
    • 4-methyl-benzylalcohol
    • 4Methyl benzenemethanol
    • (4Methylphenyl)methanol
    • 4(Hydroxymethyl)toluene
    • Benzyl alcohol, pmethyl
    • P-TOLUIC ALCOHOL
    • Benzenemethanol, 4methyl
    • Para-methylbenzyl alcohol
    • (4-methylphenyl)-methanol
    • bmse000520
    • SCHEMBL3337
    • (4-Methylphenyl)methanol #
    • 4Methylbenzenemethanol (9CI)
    • CHEMBL90100
    • 4-Methylbenzyl alcohol, 98%
    • p-methylbenzylalkoohol (German)
    • NSC3992
    • Tox21_200089
    • AKOS000249530
    • CS-W016577
    • FM50065
    • NCGC00091215-01
    • NCGC00091215-02
    • NCGC00257643-01
    • AC-13074
    • CAS-589-18-4
    • DB-306080
    • M0162
    • NS00012124
    • EN300-49120
    • C06757
    • D77794
    • Q27067434
    • 209-639-1
    • VTG

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1480.58
    methanol 36.62
    isopropanol 1499.3
    water 1.94
    ethyl acetate 1225.54
    n-propanol 1441.01
    acetone 1439.94
    n-butanol 1173.19
    acetonitrile 2051.04
    DMF 958.39
    toluene 137.39
    isobutanol 1078.66
    1,4-dioxane 1364.04
    methyl acetate 1151.92
    THF 1597.61
    2-butanone 1381.07
    n-pentanol 431.9
    sec-butanol 1113.64
    n-hexane 33.24
    ethylene glycol 132.11
    NMP 534.0
    cyclohexane 50.55
    DMSO 1126.94
    n-butyl acetate 599.36
    n-octanol 184.95
    chloroform 1602.04
    n-propyl acetate 448.69
    acetic acid 869.99
    dichloromethane 2346.33
    cyclohexanone 1003.64
    propylene glycol 325.23
    isopropyl acetate 425.49
    DMAc 535.82
    2-ethoxyethanol 471.98
    isopentanol 674.44
    n-heptane 70.73
    ethyl formate 935.47
    1,2-dichloroethane 1159.15
    n-hexanol 602.92
    2-methoxyethanol 878.05
    isobutyl acetate 197.91
    tetrachloromethane 203.41
    n-pentyl acetate 187.06
    transcutol 961.58
    n-heptanol 226.76
    ethylbenzene 84.22
    MIBK 333.69
    2-propoxyethanol 691.59
    tert-butanol 1186.97
    MTBE 624.52
    2-butoxyethanol 324.81
    propionic acid 995.52
    o-xylene 98.62
    formic acid 121.08
    diethyl ether 708.73
    m-xylene 107.27
    p-xylene 107.55
    chlorobenzene 270.45
    dimethyl carbonate 221.81
    n-octane 21.39
    formamide 354.39
    cyclopentanone 1367.55
    2-pentanone 955.42
    anisole 231.68
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 517.43
    gamma-butyrolactone 1569.84
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 759.17
    pyridine 828.73
    3-pentanone 544.14
    furfural 760.35
    n-dodecane 17.23
    diethylene glycol 340.5
    diisopropyl ether 143.83
    tert-amyl alcohol 759.32
    acetylacetone 642.23
    n-hexadecane 18.94
    acetophenone 199.11
    methyl propionate 785.87
    isopentyl acetate 376.34
    trichloroethylene 1869.35
    n-nonanol 151.88
    cyclohexanol 518.22
    benzyl alcohol 184.0
    2-ethylhexanol 287.98
    isooctanol 167.79
    dipropyl ether 436.04
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 212.78
    ethyl lactate 162.36
    propylene carbonate 717.72
    n-methylformamide 665.62
    2-pentanol 659.03
    n-pentane 43.9
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 525.77
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 384.67
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 228.58
    mesitylene 68.39
    ε-caprolactone 781.65
    p-cymene 87.61
    epichlorohydrin 1745.35
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 928.74
    2-aminoethanol 424.71
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 670.83
    sulfolane 1108.18
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 27.97
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1275.75
    n-hexyl acetate 257.98
    isooctane 26.41
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 359.12
    sec-butyl acetate 220.44
    tert-butyl acetate 341.16
    decalin 26.26
    glycerin 289.74
    diglyme 652.81
    acrylic acid 573.31
    isopropyl myristate 107.41
    n-butyric acid 1344.45
    acetyl acetate 411.41
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 86.9
    ethyl propionate 377.5
    nitromethane 1630.53
    1,2-diethoxyethane 405.83
    benzonitrile 278.24
    trioctyl phosphate 82.9
    1-bromopropane 663.51
    gamma-valerolactone 1242.35
    n-decanol 118.4
    triethyl phosphate 119.22
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 235.64
    propionitrile 1076.52
    vinylene carbonate 550.45
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 615.84
    DMS 173.21
    cumene 66.49
    2-octanol 128.75
    2-hexanone 388.48
    octyl acetate 141.32
    limonene 144.08
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 716.77
    ethyl orthosilicate 116.53
    tributyl phosphate 95.65
    diacetone alcohol 451.07
    N,N-dimethylaniline 133.04
    acrylonitrile 1013.79
    aniline 278.24
    1,3-propanediol 756.16
    bromobenzene 256.8
    dibromomethane 1264.04
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1017.19
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 196.85
    tetrabutyl urea 116.51
    diisobutyl methanol 158.66
    2-phenylethanol 208.02
    styrene 102.72
    dioctyl adipate 148.7
    dimethyl sulfate 295.12
    ethyl butyrate 432.82
    methyl lactate 233.56
    butyl lactate 148.43
    diethyl carbonate 226.12
    propanediol butyl ether 256.4
    triethyl orthoformate 208.55
    p-tert-butyltoluene 86.69
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 200.29
    morpholine 1662.17
    tert-butylamine 631.88
    n-dodecanol 94.1
    dimethoxymethane 586.38
    ethylene carbonate 504.53
    cyrene 198.01
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 255.33
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 254.07
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 249.99
    4-methylpyridine 582.11
    dibutyl ether 222.64
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 158.66
    DEF 644.39
    dimethyl isosorbide 364.57
    tetrachloroethylene 530.49
    eugenol 180.43
    triacetin 212.36
    span 80 212.53
    1,4-butanediol 186.55
    1,1-dichloroethane 1448.7
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 280.99
    methyl formate 467.84
    2-methyl-1-butanol 698.92
    n-decane 27.45
    butyronitrile 1024.65
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 160.69
    1-chlorooctane 114.02
    1-chlorotetradecane 46.37
    n-nonane 27.93
    undecane 21.33
    tert-butylcyclohexane 29.7
    cyclooctane 17.59
    cyclopentanol 787.22
    tetrahydropyran 1284.13
    tert-amyl methyl ether 322.05
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 382.87
    1-hexene 168.01
    2-isopropoxyethanol 322.78
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 276.72
    methyl butyrate 546.26

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
Restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 0.048 % Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 0.048 %
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
 0.048 % Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 0.048 %
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 0.048 % Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
 0.016 %
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
 1.5 % Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
 0.53 %
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 0.64 % Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
 0.53 %
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 0.048 % Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 0.048 %
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 0.048 % Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 0.016 %
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 0.016 % Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 0.016 %
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 0.048 % Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
 No restriction

Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Lawsonia inermis flower 1b Lawsonia inermis L. (syn. L. alba Lam.), fam. Lytraceae 0.5%
Mullilam leaf (India) Zanthoxylum rhetsa D.C. syn. Z. limonella (Dennst.) Alston, fam. Rutaceae 0.01%