C8H10O
122.16 g/mol
Flavor & FragranceWarning
4-Methylbenzyl alcohol
CAS589-18-4EC209-639-1
Category
Flavor & Fragrance
Compound Class
Alcohol
Primary Use
Fragrance and flavoring agent
4-Methylbenzyl alcohol is an organic compound that appears as a colorless liquid. It is commonly used in the fragrance and flavoring industry for its mild scent profile.
Fragrance ingredientFlavoring agent
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Safety Reference
Warning
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
(4-methylphenyl)methanol
InChIKey
KMTDMTZBNYGUNX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CC1=CC=C(C=C1)CO
Synonyms (28)
- VTG
- (4-Methylphenyl)methanol
- (4-TOLYL)METHANOL
- (4-methylphenyl)methan-1-ol
- 4-(Hydroxymethyl)toluene
- 4-Methylbenzenemethanol, 9CI
- 4-Methylbenzyl alcohol
- 4-Tolylcarbinol
- 4-methylbenzenemethanol
- Benzenemethanol, 4-methyl-
- Benzyl alcohol, p-methyl-
- METHYL BENZYL ALCOHOL, P-
- Ozagrel Impurity 50
- P-METHYLBENZYL ALCOHOL
- P-TOLUALCOHOL
- P-TOLUIC ALCOHOL
- Para-methylbenzyl alcohol
- a-Hydroxy-p-xylene
- alpha-Hydroxy-p-xylene
- ar-Methylbenzenemethanol
- p-Methylbenzylalkohol
- p-Toluyl alcohol
- p-Tolylcarbinol
- p-Tolylmethanol