Phenethyl Alcohol, 2-Phenyl Ethanol

Phenethyl alcohol, or 2-phenylethanol or Benzyl carbinol, C6H5CH2CH2OH, is a colourless liquid that is slightly soluble in water, but miscible with most organic solvents. It occurs widely in nature, being found in a variety of essential oils. It has a pleasant floral odor. It is a common ingredient in flavors and perfumery, particularly when the odor of rose is desired. It is used as an additive in cigarettes. It is also used as a preservative in soaps due to its stability in basic conditions. It is of interest due to its antimicrobial properties. Phenethyl alcohol is found in extract of rose, carnation, hyacinth, Aleppo pine, orange blossom, ylang-ylang, geranium, neroli, and champaca. It is also an autoantibiotic produced by the fungus Candida albicans.

Phenethyl alcohol, or 2-phenylethanol or Benzyl carbinol, C6H5CH2CH2OH, is a colourless liquid that is slightly soluble in water, but miscible with most organic solvents. It occurs widely in nature, being found in a variety of essential oils. It has a pleasant floral odor. It is a common ingredient in flavors and perfumery, particularly when the odor of rose is desired. It is used as an additive in cigarettes. It is also used as a preservative in soaps due to its stability in basic conditions. It is of interest due to its antimicrobial properties. Phenethyl alcohol is found in extract of rose, carnation, hyacinth, Aleppo pine, orange blossom, ylang-ylang, geranium, neroli, and champaca. It is also an autoantibiotic produced by the fungus Candida albicans.

Specifications of Phenethyl alcohol, or 2-phenylethanol or Benzyl carbinol
Appearance: colorless clear oily liquid.
Assay: 98.00 to 100.00 %.
Halogens: Chlorine free
Food Chemicals Codex Listed: Yes
Specific Gravity: 1.01500 to& 1.02300 @ 25.00 °C.
Melting Point: -27.00 to -25.80 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg.
Boiling Point: 219.00 to 221.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg.
pH Number: 7.00
Flash Point: 216.00 °F. TCC ( 102.00C ).

Phenylethyl Alcohol USP Grade
C8H10O --- 122.17
Benzeneethanol.
Phenethyl alcohol --- CAS 60-12-8

Packaging and storage: Preserve in tight, light-resistant containers, and store in a cool, dry place.
Identification: Infrared Absorption.
Specific gravity: between 1.017 and 1.020.
Refractive index: between 1.531 and 1.534 at 20.
Residue on ignition: Evaporate 10 mL in a suitable crucible, and ignite to constant weight: the limit is 0.005%.
Chlorinated compounds: Wind a 1.5- × 5-cm strip of 20-mesh copper gauze around the end of a copper wire. Heat the gauze in the non-luminous flame of a Bunsen burner until it glows without coloring the flame green. Permit the gauze to cool, and heat several times until a good coat of oxide has formed. Apply with a medicine dropper 2 drops of Phenylethyl Alcohol to the cooled gauze, ignite, and permit it to burn freely in the air. Again cool the gauze, add 2 more drops of Phenylethyl Alcohol, and burn as before. Continue this process until a total of 6 drops has been added and ignited, and then hold the gauze in the outer edge of the Bunsen flame, adjusted to a height of about 4 cm: no transient green color or other color is imparted to the flame.
Aldehyde: Shake 5 mL with 5 mL of 1 N sodium hydroxide, and allow to stand for 1 hour: no yellow color appears in the organic (top) layer.

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