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Preferred IUPAC name
(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)methanol | |
Other names
Veratryl alcohol
3,4-Dimethoxybenzyl alcohol | |
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ChemSpider | |
ECHA InfoCard | 100.002.012 |
PubChem
CID
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CompTox Dashboard (
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Properties | |
C9H12O3 | |
Molar mass | 168.192 g·mol−1 |
Boiling point | 296 to 297 °C (565 to 567 °F; 569 to 570 K) 732 Torr [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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Veratrole alcohol (veratryl alcohol) is an organic compound related to veratrole and also to benzyl alcohol. It can be obtained by reduction of veratraldehyde. [2] Veratrole alcohol is the raw material for the synthesis of cyclotriveratrylene which is used in host–guest chemistry. It is a secondary metabolite of some white rot fungi and is believed to play a role in their degradation of lignin. [3]