91413-89-7

Basic information

• Product Name: 2-(2-Methyl-6-nitro-phenyl)-ethanol
• Synonyms: 2-(2-Methyl-6-nitro-phenyl)-ethanol
• CAS NO: 91413-89-7
• Molecular Weight: 181.191
• Mol File: 91413-89-7.mol
• Article Data: 1

Chemical Properties

• CAS DataBase Reference: 2-(2-Methyl-6-nitro-phenyl)-ethanol(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: 2-(2-Methyl-6-nitro-phenyl)-ethanol(91413-89-7)
• EPA Substance Registry System: 2-(2-Methyl-6-nitro-phenyl)-ethanol(91413-89-7)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 91413-89-7(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 50-00-0 formaldehyd 
• 83-41-0 2,3-dimethylnitrobenzene 

Relevant articles and documents

Electrogenerated Base (EG Base) Induced Hydroxymethylation of the Side Chain of Nitroalkylbenzenes with Paraformaldehyde

Hydroxymethylation of nitroalkylbenzenes with paraformaldehyde was accomplished by electrolysis in a (CH2O)n-DMF-Et4NOTs-(Pt electrode) system.The reaction was found to be catalytic (0.25 faraday/mol) and dependent on the electroreduction of formaldehyde and/or nitroalkylbenzene.A variety of nitroalkylbenzenes were transformed to their corresponding mono- and/or bishydroxymethylated derivatives in good yield.The product yield and selectivity were shown to depend on the order of reagent addition, solvent, supporting electrolyte, and structure of the starting nitroalkylbenzenes.A plausible mechanism of the generation of base catalysts (EG base) in electroreductive media is discussed.