1-(Pentafluorophenyl)ethanol

CAS: 830-50-2

Ref. 3D-FP75679

Product Information

• Name: 1-(Pentafluorophenyl)ethanol
• Synonyms: (RS)-α-Methyl-2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorobenzyl alcohol, (±)-1-(Pentafluorophenyl)ethanol, 1-(2,3,4,5,6-Pentafluorophenyl)ethanol, 1-(Pentafluorophenyl)ethan-1-ol, 2,3,4,5,6-Pentafluoro-alpha-methylbenzyl alcohol, 2,3,4,5,6-Pentafluoro-α-methylbenzenemethanol, Benzenemethanol, 2,3,4,5,6-pentafluoro-α-methyl-, Benzyl alcohol, 2,3,4,5,6-pentafluoro-α-methyl-, NSC 97014

Description

1-(Pentafluorophenyl)ethanol is a chiral, hydrocarbon molecule of the alcohol type. The molecule contains a pentafluorophenyl group and an electron-donating ethoxy group. 1-(Pentafluorophenyl)ethanol is used as a neutralizing agent for organic compounds and has been shown to be effective in the analysis of hydrocarbons. This compound also has the ability to react with carboxylic acids to form esters, which are optical isomers of the original molecule. The optical isomer can be determined by analyzing the amine substituents.

• Brand: Biosynth

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 212.12 g/mol
• Formula: C₈H₅F₅O
• Purity: Min. 95%
• InChI: InChI=1S/C8H5F5O/c1-2(14)3-4(9)6(11)8(13)7(12)5(3)10/h2,14H,1H3
• InChI key: InChIKey=WYUNHWKTLDBPLE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: CC(O)c1c(F)c(F)c(F)c(F)c1F