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Phenethyl alcohol, or 2-phenylethanol, is an organic compound with the chemical formula C 6 H 5 CH 2 CH 2 OH. It is a colourless liquid with a pleasant floral odor. It occurs widely in nature, being found in a variety of essential oils. It is slightly soluble in water (2 ml per 100 ml of H 2 O), but miscible with most organic solvents.
An early synthesis of phenylethanolamine was by the reduction of 2-nitro-1-phenyl-ethanol. [6] Other early syntheses are summarized in a paper by Hartung and Munch. [7] A more recent synthesis, providing a better yield, is by the reduction of benzoyl cyanide using LiAlH 4. [8]
2-Methoxyethanol, or methyl cellosolve, is an organic compound with formula C 3 H 8 O 2 that is used mainly as a solvent.It is a clear, colorless liquid with an ether-like odor.
Acetophenone is formed as a byproduct of the cumene process, the industrial route for the synthesis of phenol and acetone.In the Hock rearrangement of isopropylbenzene hydroperoxide, migration of a methyl group rather than the phenyl group gives acetophenone and methanol as a result of an alternate rearrangement of the intermediate:
1-Phenylethanol is found in nature as a glycoside, together with its hydrolase β-primeverosidase in tea (Camellia sinensis) flowers. [7] It is also reportedly present in cranberries, grapes, chives, Scottish spearmint oil, cheeses, cognac, rum, white wine, cocoa, black tea, filbert, cloudberries, beans, mushrooms, and endives.
However, this synthesis risks the self-condensation of alcohol itself (e.g. ethanol self-condenses to form diethyl ether). A more common and higher-yielding reaction is the Williamson ether synthesis , where a phenol is converted by a strong base to the phenoxide ion, which can subsequently be reacted with an alkyl halide via nucleophilic ...
2-Ethylphenol is an organic compound with the formula C 2 H 5 C 6 H 4 OH. It is one of three isomeric ethylphenols. A colorless liquid, it occurs as an impurity in xylenols and as such is used in the production of commercial phenolic resins. It is produced by ethylation of phenol using ethylene or ethanol in the presence of aluminium phenolate. [2]
Isobutanol (IUPAC nomenclature: 2-methylpropan-1-ol) is an organic compound with the formula (CH 3) 2 CHCH 2 OH (sometimes represented as i-BuOH). This colorless, flammable liquid with a characteristic smell is mainly used as a solvent either directly or as its esters.