
4-Hydroxybenzyl Alcohol
P-hydroxybenzyl alcohol is a member of the class of benzyl alcohols that is benzyl alcohol substituted by a hydroxy group at position 4. It has been isolated from Arcangelisia gusanlung. It has a role as a plant metabolite. It is a member of benzyl alcohols and a member of phenols. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 4-(hydroxymethyl)phenol
- Molecular formula
- C7H8O2
- Molecular weight
- 124.14 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 124.052429494 Da
- XLogP3
- 0.2
- Topological polar surface area
- 40.5 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 2
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 2
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:67410
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL202132
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID8073920
- PubMed:30273962
- PubMed:22470321
- PubMed:22257859
- PubMed:22155394
- PubMed:21995752
- PubMed:21966246
- PubMed:21886599
- PubMed:21886556
- PubMed:21765922
- PubMed:21765637
- PubMed:21740583
- PubMed:21582945
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