Phenylmethanediol

Phenylmethanediol^[1]
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Phenylmethanediol
	Other names hydroxybenzyl alcohol;
Identifiers
CAS Number	4403-72-9;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	378535;
PubChem CID	427890;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID80330216 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C7H8O2/c8-7(9)6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5,7-9H Key: SNGARVZXPNQWEY-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(O)O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C7H8O2
Molar mass	124.139 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Phenylmethanediol is an organic compound that is a geminal diol, the hydrate of benzaldehyde. It is a short-lived intermediate in some chemical reactions, such as oxidations of toluene^[2] and benzaldehyde^[3] and the reduction of benzoic acid.^[4]

References

^ "Phenylmethanediol | C7H8O2". ChemSpider.
^ Pritchard, Huw O. (2006). "On the atmospheric oxidation of liquid toluene". Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 8 (39): 4559–4562. Bibcode:2006PCCP....8.4559P. doi:10.1039/b608510e. PMID 17047753.
^ Nigam, S. K.; Khan, M. U.; Tiwari, Saras; Dwivedi, H. P.; Singh, P. K. (2004). "Kinetics and mechanism of oxidation of benzaldehyde and substituted benzaldehyde by N-chlorosaccharin". Asian Journal of Chemistry. 16 (2): 761–766.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Cheng, Po-Chung; Nonaka, Tsutomu (1995). "Kinetic study of the electroreduction of benzoic acid". Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 68 (1): 378–84. doi:10.1246/bcsj.68.378.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[1] "Phenylmethanediol | C7H8O2". ChemSpider.

[2] Pritchard, Huw O. (2006). "On the atmospheric oxidation of liquid toluene". Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 8 (39): 4559–4562. Bibcode:2006PCCP....8.4559P. doi:10.1039/b608510e. PMID 17047753.

[3] Nigam, S. K.; Khan, M. U.; Tiwari, Saras; Dwivedi, H. P.; Singh, P. K. (2004). "Kinetics and mechanism of oxidation of benzaldehyde and substituted benzaldehyde by N-chlorosaccharin". Asian Journal of Chemistry. 16 (2): 761–766.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[4] Cheng, Po-Chung; Nonaka, Tsutomu (1995). "Kinetic study of the electroreduction of benzoic acid". Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 68 (1): 378–84. doi:10.1246/bcsj.68.378.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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