70959-98-7

Basic information

• Product Name: Benzeneethanol, b-(phenylmethoxy)-
• Synonyms: 2-benzyloxy-2-phenylethanol
• CAS NO: 70959-98-7
• Molecular Formula: C15H16O2
• Molecular Weight: 228.291
• Mol File: 70959-98-7.mol
• Article Data: 23

Chemical Properties

• Boiling Point: 359.9±27.0 °C(Predicted)
• Density: 1.118±0.06 g/cm3(Predicted)
• CAS DataBase Reference: Benzeneethanol, b-(phenylmethoxy)-(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: Benzeneethanol, b-(phenylmethoxy)-(70959-98-7)
• EPA Substance Registry System: Benzeneethanol, b-(phenylmethoxy)-(70959-98-7)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 70959-98-7(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 96-09-3 styrene oxide 
• 100-51-6 benzyl alcohol 
• 93-56-1 phenylethane 1,2-diol 
• 620-05-3 iodomethylbenzene 
• 4141-38-2 2,4-diphenyl-1,3-dioxolane 
• 1125-88-8 benzaldehyde dimethyl acetal 
• 100-39-0 benzyl bromide 
• 1268824-72-1 4-bromo-N-methyl-N-(phenylethynyl)benzenesulfonamide 

Downstream Products

• 38968-65-9 2-(benzyloxy)-2-phenylacetaldehyde 
• 880081-95-8 O⁶-[2-(benzyloxy)-2-phenylethyl]guanine 

Relevant articles and documents

Synergistic Peptide and Gold Catalysis: Enantioselective Addition of Branched Aldehydes to Allenamides

The combination of a peptide catalyst and a gold catalyst is presented for enantioselective addition reactions between branched aldehydes and allenamides. The two catalysts act in concert to provide γ,δ-enamide aldehydes bearing a fully substituted, benzylic stereogenic center – a structural motif common in many natural products and therapeutically active compounds – with good yields and enantioselectivities. The reaction tolerates a variety of alkyl and alkoxy substituted aldehydes and the products can be elaborated into several chiral building blocks bearing either 1,4- or 1,5- functional group relationships. Mechanistic studies showed that the conformational features of the peptide are important for both the catalytic efficiency and stereochemistry, while a balance of acid/base additives is key for ensuring formation of the desired product over undesired side reactions.

Zirconium triflate grafted on SBA-15 as a highly efficient solid acid catalyst for ring opening of epoxides by amines and alcohols

Metal (Al, Ti, Zr) triflate grafted mesoporous SBA-15 (AlTf/S, TiTf/S, ZrTf/S) samples were synthesized as inexpensive solid acid materials by a simple one-pot-two-step synthesis methodology. These materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction, N2-sorption, thermogravimetric analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), in-situ pyridine FT-IR spectroscopy, and elemental analysis. ZrTf/S was found to be a highly efficient and reusable solid acid catalyst for ring opening of epoxides with amines and alcohols and produced β-amino alcohols and β-alkoxy alcohols respectively under ambient reaction conditions. The ZrTf/S catalyst showed the highest activity, which was attributed to its high acidity compared with that of the Ti and Al containing samples.

Lanthanide-based coordination polymers as promising heterogeneous catalysts for ring-opening reactions

This work presents the synthesis and structural characterization of Eu3+- and Tb3+-based coordination polymers starting from a Co3+-based metalloligand offering appended arylcarboxylic acid groups. Both coordination polymers function as reusable heterogeneous catalysts for ring-opening reactions utilizing amines, alcohols, thiols, and azides as the nucleophiles. The catalytic results illustrate an excellent control over the regioselectivity whereas a filtration test and mechanistic studies substantiate Lewis-acid catalyzed activation of the epoxide during the reaction.