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Preferred IUPAC name
Cyclohexylmethanol | |
Other names
Cyclohexanemethanol
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.002.598 |
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Properties | |
C7H14O | |
Molar mass | 114,19 g· mol−1 |
Appearance | colorless liquid with a smell of alcohol [1] |
Density | 0,9339 g·cm−3 [2] |
Melting point | 19 °C (66 °F) [1] |
Boiling point | 187–188 °C (369–370 °F) [3] |
small in water [4] | |
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Flash point | 71 °C (160 °F). [1] |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Cyclohexylmethanol is an organic compound with the formula C6H11−CH2−OH. It is a cyclohexane ring functionalized with an alcohol, specifically a hydroxymethyl group. The compound is a colorless liquid, although commercial samples can appear yellow.
Cyclohexylmethanol can be produced in two step starting with the hydroformylation of cyclohexene. This process also give cyclohexane, resulting from hydrogenation. The resulting cyclohexanecarboxaldehyde is then hydrogenated to give the alcohol. [5] [6]