4-Methylphenethyl alcohol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    699-02-5

    Molecular formula
    C9H12O

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

  • Odor profile

    Floral 94.71%
    Rose 83.08%
    Green 71.69%
    Hyacinth 55.58%
    Honey 51.35%
    Sweet 50.5%
    Balsamic 43.95%
    Geranium 41.69%
    Waxy 40.69%
    Fresh 40.64%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.9

    pKa est.
    7.9 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    136.19 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point est.
    235°C

    Flash point est.
    104.96 ˚C

  • Synonyms

    • 699-02-5
    • 2-(4-Methylphenyl)ethanol
    • 2-(p-Tolyl)ethanol
    • 4-Methylphenethyl alcohol
    • 2-p-Tolylethanol
    • Benzeneethanol, 4-methyl-
    • p-Methylphenethyl alcohol
    • 4-Methylbenzeneethanol
    • Phenethyl alcohol, p-methyl-
    • 2-(p-Methylphenyl)ethanol
    • p-Methylphenylethyl alcohol
    • NSC 5295
    • GG36R9LNV8
    • 4-methylphenethanol
    • NSC 54360
    • 2-(4-Methylphenyl)ethyl Alcohol
    • NSC-5295
    • EINECS 211-824-7
    • MFCD00002904
    • NSC-54360
    • AI3-05848
    • 2-(4-methylphenyl)-1-ethanol
    • DTXSID6061020
    • P-(2-HYDROXYETHYL)TOLUENE
    • 4-methyl-1-(2-hydroxyethyl)benzene
    • p-Methylphenylethylalcohol
    • 4-methyl-benzeneethanol
    • 2-(4-methylphenyl)ethan-1-ol
    • 2-P-CRESYLETHANOL
    • 2-p-tolyl-ethanol
    • UNII-GG36R9LNV8
    • p-methyl phenyl beta ethanol
    • SCHEMBL20413
    • DTXCID2046593
    • 4-Methylphenethyl alcohol, 99%
    • NSC5295
    • NSC54360
    • Phenethyl alcohol, p-methyl-(8CI)
    • CK2469
    • AKOS009156892
    • CS-W018328
    • FM10724
    • 1-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-4-methyl-benzene
    • AS-45908
    • SY036805
    • M2298
    • NS00012128
    • EN300-79135
    • Z397587076
    • 211-824-7

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 2648.53
    methanol 2024.81
    isopropanol 1946.21
    water 3.27
    ethyl acetate 1600.05
    n-propanol 2504.39
    acetone 2248.7
    n-butanol 1744.47
    acetonitrile 2103.06
    DMF 1651.54
    toluene 345.74
    isobutanol 1380.57
    1,4-dioxane 2199.65
    methyl acetate 1806.33
    THF 1704.2
    2-butanone 1882.02
    n-pentanol 900.81
    sec-butanol 1516.88
    n-hexane 122.64
    ethylene glycol 545.46
    NMP 1043.97
    cyclohexane 109.55
    DMSO 2885.76
    n-butyl acetate 795.56
    n-octanol 243.89
    chloroform 1544.92
    n-propyl acetate 773.99
    acetic acid 1240.63
    dichloromethane 1378.49
    cyclohexanone 1327.93
    propylene glycol 793.26
    isopropyl acetate 552.56
    DMAc 861.89
    2-ethoxyethanol 1103.63
    isopentanol 1036.18
    n-heptane 72.86
    ethyl formate 892.67
    1,2-dichloroethane 1261.11
    n-hexanol 979.9
    2-methoxyethanol 2039.05
    isobutyl acetate 348.86
    tetrachloromethane 366.18
    n-pentyl acetate 243.34
    transcutol 2138.06
    n-heptanol 286.08
    ethylbenzene 192.94
    MIBK 485.78
    2-propoxyethanol 1207.28
    tert-butanol 1845.15
    MTBE 1134.99
    2-butoxyethanol 472.26
    propionic acid 1739.38
    o-xylene 210.64
    formic acid 451.75
    diethyl ether 1425.39
    m-xylene 242.23
    p-xylene 208.06
    chlorobenzene 510.12
    dimethyl carbonate 354.88
    n-octane 20.9
    formamide 923.12
    cyclopentanone 1676.35
    2-pentanone 1268.89
    anisole 493.07
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 988.3
    gamma-butyrolactone 1797.45
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1284.7
    pyridine 1301.63
    3-pentanone 923.81
    furfural 1077.0
    n-dodecane 12.27
    diethylene glycol 774.7
    diisopropyl ether 240.41
    tert-amyl alcohol 1219.39
    acetylacetone 809.85
    n-hexadecane 14.15
    acetophenone 346.72
    methyl propionate 1257.69
    isopentyl acetate 544.48
    trichloroethylene 1934.12
    n-nonanol 188.94
    cyclohexanol 873.91
    benzyl alcohol 407.46
    2-ethylhexanol 430.73
    isooctanol 211.4
    dipropyl ether 591.4
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 367.83
    ethyl lactate 255.03
    propylene carbonate 759.69
    n-methylformamide 1726.99
    2-pentanol 985.9
    n-pentane 97.28
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 776.4
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 583.23
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 329.48
    mesitylene 133.37
    ε-caprolactone 1046.06
    p-cymene 105.53
    epichlorohydrin 1909.67
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1065.48
    2-aminoethanol 1288.92
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1096.82
    sulfolane 1672.71
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 45.99
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1701.59
    n-hexyl acetate 369.06
    isooctane 39.75
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 529.34
    sec-butyl acetate 366.51
    tert-butyl acetate 512.08
    decalin 55.87
    glycerin 735.66
    diglyme 996.78
    acrylic acid 1081.67
    isopropyl myristate 109.15
    n-butyric acid 1674.71
    acetyl acetate 470.17
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 103.93
    ethyl propionate 610.55
    nitromethane 2421.71
    1,2-diethoxyethane 676.97
    benzonitrile 452.99
    trioctyl phosphate 90.12
    1-bromopropane 688.26
    gamma-valerolactone 1716.88
    n-decanol 137.64
    triethyl phosphate 147.09
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 352.35
    propionitrile 1536.98
    vinylene carbonate 637.9
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1092.65
    DMS 272.22
    cumene 120.32
    2-octanol 160.03
    2-hexanone 751.33
    octyl acetate 153.52
    limonene 187.56
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1444.9
    ethyl orthosilicate 156.16
    tributyl phosphate 116.51
    diacetone alcohol 678.51
    N,N-dimethylaniline 242.01
    acrylonitrile 1467.31
    aniline 753.28
    1,3-propanediol 1346.48
    bromobenzene 436.74
    dibromomethane 957.94
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1516.87
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 253.56
    tetrabutyl urea 138.27
    diisobutyl methanol 199.49
    2-phenylethanol 406.07
    styrene 252.81
    dioctyl adipate 159.25
    dimethyl sulfate 505.74
    ethyl butyrate 502.83
    methyl lactate 420.36
    butyl lactate 219.31
    diethyl carbonate 278.41
    propanediol butyl ether 410.25
    triethyl orthoformate 271.18
    p-tert-butyltoluene 104.62
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 238.05
    morpholine 2697.12
    tert-butylamine 1103.8
    n-dodecanol 98.1
    dimethoxymethane 993.36
    ethylene carbonate 606.49
    cyrene 282.07
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 373.64
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 382.98
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 433.64
    4-methylpyridine 991.53
    dibutyl ether 296.95
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 199.49
    DEF 1066.38
    dimethyl isosorbide 474.01
    tetrachloroethylene 1054.49
    eugenol 245.66
    triacetin 273.65
    span 80 289.28
    1,4-butanediol 451.02
    1,1-dichloroethane 1211.05
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 585.13
    methyl formate 1050.58
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1069.66
    n-decane 24.8
    butyronitrile 1197.38
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 239.63
    1-chlorooctane 127.62
    1-chlorotetradecane 38.86
    n-nonane 26.63
    undecane 16.7
    tert-butylcyclohexane 59.75
    cyclooctane 37.74
    cyclopentanol 1035.86
    tetrahydropyran 1902.14
    tert-amyl methyl ether 647.42
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 548.19
    1-hexene 480.56
    2-isopropoxyethanol 680.44
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 359.93
    methyl butyrate 819.8

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