Benzyl alcohol is an ambrosial alcohol with
the blueprint C6H5CH2OH. The benzyl accumulation is generally abbreviated
"Bn" (not to be abashed with "Bz" which is acclimated for
benzoyl), appropriately benzyl alcohol is denoted as BnOH. Benzyl alcohol is a
achromatic aqueous with a balmy affable ambrosial odor. It is a advantageous
bread-and-butter due to its polarity, low toxicity, and low breath pressure.
Benzyl alcohol is partially acrid in baptize (4 g/100 mL) and absolutely
miscible in alcohols and diethyl ether. The anion produced by deprotonation of
the alcohol accumulation is accepted as benzylate or benzyloxide.
Benzyl alcohol is produced by itself by
abounding plants and is frequently begin in fruits and teas. It is aswell begin
in a array of capital oils including jasmine, hyacinth, and ylang-ylang.
It is aswell one of the actinic compounds
begin in castoreum from the brush sacs of beavers.
Benzyl alcohol is able by the hydrolysis of
benzyl chloride application sodium hydroxide:
C6H5CH2Cl + NaOH →
C6H5CH2OH + NaCl
It can also be prepared via a Grignard
reaction by reacting phenylmagnesium bromide (C6H5MgBr) with formaldehyde,
followed by acidification.
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