Styrene glycol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    93-56-1

    Molecular formula
    C8H10O2

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

  • Odor profile

    Sweet 62.11%
    Fruity 47.43%
    Rose 41.65%
    Balsamic 40.89%
    Almond 39.83%
    Floral 36.58%
    Bitter 34.59%
    Honey 33.31%
    Vanilla 32.61%
    Powdery 26.55%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    0.4

    pKa est.
    7.18 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    138.16 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    275°C

    Flash point est.
    146.54 ˚C

  • Synonyms

    • 1-Phenyl-1,2-ethanediol
    • 93-56-1
    • 1-phenylethane-1,2-diol
    • STYRENE GLYCOL
    • Phenylethylene glycol
    • 1,2-Ethanediol, 1-phenyl-
    • Phenylethanediol
    • Phenyl glycol
    • Phenyl-1,2-ethanediol
    • Styrolyl alcohol
    • 1-Phenylethylene glycol
    • Fenylglycol
    • 1,2-Dihydroxy-1-phenylethane
    • Phenylethane-1,2-diol
    • 1,2-Dihydroxyethylbenzene
    • Fenylglycol [Czech]
    • 1,2-Ethanediol, phenyl-
    • 1-Fenyl-1,2-ethandiol
    • rac Styrene Glycol
    • Phenyl glycol ether
    • alpha,beta-Dihydroxyethylbenzene
    • NSC 406601
    • 1-Fenyl-1,2-ethandiol [Czech]
    • EINECS 202-258-1
    • MFCD00003546
    • BRN 1306723
    • 2ZAC511UK8
    • DTXSID8042422
    • AI3-03789
    • (+/-)-Styrene glycol
    • (+/-)-1-Phenyl-1,2-ethanediol
    • .alpha.,.beta.-Dihydroxyethylbenzene
    • NSC-406601
    • STYRENE GLYCOL [MI]
    • DTXCID6022422
    • 4-06-00-05939 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
    • STYRENE GLYCOL, (+/-)-
    • 1,2-DIHYDROXY-2-PHENYLETHANE
    • UNII-2ZAC511UK8
    • phenylethyleneglycol
    • Phenyl1,2ethanediol
    • Phenylethane1,2diol
    • 1Fenyl1,2ethandiol
    • 1-phenyl-1
    • 1Phenyl1,2ethanediol
    • 1Phenylethylene glycol
    • 1,2Ethanediol, phenyl
    • 1,2Dihydroxyethylbenzene
    • 1,2Ethanediol, 1phenyl
    • 1,2Dihydroxy1phenylethane
    • 2-phenyl-2-hydroxyethanol
    • 1-phenyl-ethane-1,2-diol
    • NCIOpen2_003573
    • SCHEMBL24750
    • alpha,betaDihydroxyethylbenzene
    • CHEMBL3188703
    • alpha-(hydroxymethyl)benzylalcohol
    • CHEBI:183269
    • 1-Phenyl-1,2-ethanediol, 97%
    • alpha-(hydroxymethyl)benzyl alcohol
    • Tox21_302040
    • NSC406601
    • AKOS004903345
    • CS-W016504
    • FD10472
    • FR27572
    • HY-W015788
    • SB44462
    • SB44621
    • CAS-93-56-1
    • NCGC00255814-01
    • AS-11660
    • SY017542
    • SY017543
    • SY049723
    • DB-011656
    • DB-057411
    • NS00021395
    • P0686
    • EN300-111545
    • Q26841299
    • ( inverted exclamation markA)-1-Phenyl-1 pound not2-ethanediol
    • (R)-(-)-alpha,beta-Dihydroxyethylbenzene; (R)-(-)-Stryrene glycol
    • (S)-(+)-alpha,beta-Dihydroxyethylbenzene; (S)-(+)-Styrene glycol
    • 1-Phenyl-1,2-ethanediol;(1,2-Dihydroxyethyl)benzene;(RS)-1-phenyl-1,2-ethanediol

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 227.63
    methanol 290.04
    isopropanol 137.03
    water 27.05
    ethyl acetate 41.13
    n-propanol 146.68
    acetone 77.06
    n-butanol 100.07
    acetonitrile 78.57
    DMF 468.07
    toluene 8.85
    isobutanol 85.14
    1,4-dioxane 212.33
    methyl acetate 54.15
    THF 171.13
    2-butanone 50.74
    n-pentanol 59.99
    sec-butanol 78.28
    n-hexane 2.17
    ethylene glycol 227.65
    NMP 231.03
    cyclohexane 5.48
    DMSO 861.06
    n-butyl acetate 36.77
    n-octanol 47.33
    chloroform 80.8
    n-propyl acetate 37.69
    acetic acid 183.3
    dichloromethane 103.55
    cyclohexanone 104.55
    propylene glycol 126.11
    isopropyl acetate 24.66
    DMAc 248.61
    2-ethoxyethanol 160.83
    isopentanol 61.76
    n-heptane 9.08
    ethyl formate 63.02
    1,2-dichloroethane 69.22
    n-hexanol 77.48
    2-methoxyethanol 294.28
    isobutyl acetate 22.91
    tetrachloromethane 14.61
    n-pentyl acetate 26.16
    transcutol 271.29
    n-heptanol 54.53
    ethylbenzene 10.32
    MIBK 32.46
    2-propoxyethanol 139.64
    tert-butanol 126.99
    MTBE 39.06
    2-butoxyethanol 94.5
    propionic acid 113.79
    o-xylene 14.93
    formic acid 164.58
    diethyl ether 34.85
    m-xylene 13.4
    p-xylene 12.24
    chlorobenzene 22.58
    dimethyl carbonate 37.21
    n-octane 4.13
    formamide 283.65
    cyclopentanone 138.47
    2-pentanone 41.55
    anisole 42.7
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 57.89
    gamma-butyrolactone 184.06
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 166.31
    pyridine 76.67
    3-pentanone 29.09
    furfural 160.76
    n-dodecane 3.71
    diethylene glycol 186.68
    diisopropyl ether 11.48
    tert-amyl alcohol 76.24
    acetylacetone 57.54
    n-hexadecane 3.99
    acetophenone 48.59
    methyl propionate 48.6
    isopentyl acetate 32.02
    trichloroethylene 114.49
    n-nonanol 42.15
    cyclohexanol 65.44
    benzyl alcohol 50.99
    2-ethylhexanol 42.61
    isooctanol 43.68
    dipropyl ether 45.01
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 30.84
    ethyl lactate 47.88
    propylene carbonate 89.76
    n-methylformamide 240.78
    2-pentanol 47.35
    n-pentane 2.79
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 101.74
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 50.68
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 81.51
    mesitylene 12.65
    ε-caprolactone 86.99
    p-cymene 16.64
    epichlorohydrin 158.71
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 33.59
    2-aminoethanol 248.41
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 228.6
    sulfolane 304.78
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 3.03
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 91.18
    n-hexyl acetate 39.51
    isooctane 3.12
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 114.85
    sec-butyl acetate 20.12
    tert-butyl acetate 33.78
    decalin 4.4
    glycerin 216.85
    diglyme 218.61
    acrylic acid 114.85
    isopropyl myristate 21.65
    n-butyric acid 109.26
    acetyl acetate 28.08
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 26.93
    ethyl propionate 31.47
    nitromethane 255.1
    1,2-diethoxyethane 55.57
    benzonitrile 42.75
    trioctyl phosphate 25.1
    1-bromopropane 23.25
    gamma-valerolactone 185.93
    n-decanol 34.05
    triethyl phosphate 25.19
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 27.54
    propionitrile 55.28
    vinylene carbonate 83.2
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 160.86
    DMS 33.05
    cumene 12.13
    2-octanol 28.85
    2-hexanone 35.24
    octyl acetate 28.64
    limonene 24.72
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 180.16
    ethyl orthosilicate 24.55
    tributyl phosphate 22.55
    diacetone alcohol 78.76
    N,N-dimethylaniline 41.42
    acrylonitrile 89.25
    aniline 34.37
    1,3-propanediol 221.95
    bromobenzene 18.22
    dibromomethane 53.42
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 98.25
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 34.22
    tetrabutyl urea 39.17
    diisobutyl methanol 28.88
    2-phenylethanol 51.21
    styrene 11.91
    dioctyl adipate 36.71
    dimethyl sulfate 81.36
    ethyl butyrate 37.09
    methyl lactate 70.51
    butyl lactate 39.8
    diethyl carbonate 26.41
    propanediol butyl ether 86.36
    triethyl orthoformate 31.09
    p-tert-butyltoluene 16.08
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 62.43
    morpholine 211.2
    tert-butylamine 58.37
    n-dodecanol 26.82
    dimethoxymethane 135.86
    ethylene carbonate 67.31
    cyrene 96.48
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 38.59
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 22.49
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 36.54
    4-methylpyridine 48.5
    dibutyl ether 28.23
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 28.88
    DEF 90.11
    dimethyl isosorbide 114.22
    tetrachloroethylene 69.52
    eugenol 71.07
    triacetin 50.85
    span 80 75.72
    1,4-butanediol 99.1
    1,1-dichloroethane 40.61
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 40.55
    methyl formate 145.39
    2-methyl-1-butanol 58.9
    n-decane 5.45
    butyronitrile 49.64
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 35.5
    1-chlorooctane 19.75
    1-chlorotetradecane 9.06
    n-nonane 5.17
    undecane 4.34
    tert-butylcyclohexane 4.1
    cyclooctane 3.1
    cyclopentanol 91.44
    tetrahydropyran 95.23
    tert-amyl methyl ether 30.75
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 166.02
    1-hexene 8.25
    2-isopropoxyethanol 94.75
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 85.36
    methyl butyrate 48.05

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IFRA standard 51

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