Showing Compound Benzyl alcohol (FDB008745)

Record Information

Version

1.0

Creation date

2010-04-08 22:08:14 UTC

Update date

2020-09-17 15:35:53 UTC

Primary ID

FDB008745

Secondary Accession Numbers

FDB021489

Chemical Information

FooDB Name

Benzyl alcohol

Description

"alpha-Toluenol or benzyl alcohol, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as benzyl alcohols. These are organic compounds containing the phenylmethanol substructure. alpha-Toluenol is a colorless liquid with a sharp burning taste and slight odor. It is used as a local anesthetic and to reduce pain associated with lidocaine injections. Also, it is used in the manufacture of other benzyl compounds, as a pharmaceutical aid, and in perfumery and flavoring. alpha-Toluenol is an aromatic alcohol used in a wide variety of cosmetic formulations as a fragrance component, preservative, solvent, and viscosity-decreasing agent. alpha-Toluenol is metabolized to benzoic acid, which reacts with glycine and is excreted as hippuric acid from the human body. Acceptable daily intakes were established by the World Health Organization at 5 mg/kg for alpha-Toluenol. No adverse effects of alpha-toluenol have been seen in chronic exposure animal studies using rats and mice. Benzyl alcohol is not a sensitizer at 10%. It could be used safely at concentrations up to 5%, but manufacturers should consider the nonimmunologic phenomena when using benzyl alcohol in cosmetic formulations designed for infants and children. Additionally, benzyl alcohol is considered safe up to 10% for use in hair dyes. Benzyl alcohol is produced naturally by many plants and is commonly found in fruits and teas. It is found in a variety of essential oils including jasmine, hyacinth and ylang-ylang, both free and as esters and is also present in cherry, orange juice, mandarin peel oil, guava fruit, feijoa fruit, pineapple, leek, cinnamon, cloves, mustard, fermented tea, basil and red sage. Flavouring ingredient benzyl alcohol is a colorless liquid with a mild pleasant aromatic odor. It is a useful solvent due to its polarity, low toxicity, and low vapor pressure. Benzyl alcohol is found in many foods, some of which are towel gourd, cloud ear fungus, angelica, and safflower. "

CAS Number

100-51-6

Structure

MOL SDF 3D-SDF PDB SMILES InChI View 3D Structure

Synonyms

Synonym	Source
(Hydroxymethyl)benzene	ChEBI
Alcoholum benzylicum	ChEBI
Alcool benzylique	ChEBI
alpha-Hydroxytoluene	ChEBI
alpha-Toluenol	ChEBI
Aromatic alcohol	ChEBI
Benzenecarbinol	ChEBI
Benzenemethanol	ChEBI
Benzylalkohol	ChEBI
Benzylic alcohol	ChEBI
Hydroxymethylbenzene	ChEBI
Phenylcarbinol	ChEBI
Phenylmethanol	ChEBI
Phenylmethyl alcohol	ChEBI
Ulesfia	Kegg
a-Hydroxytoluene	Generator
Α-hydroxytoluene	Generator
a-Toluenol	Generator
Α-toluenol	Generator
.alpha.-hydroxytoluene	HMDB
.alpha.-toluenol	HMDB
Aromatic primary alcohol	HMDB
Bentalol	HMDB
Benzal alcohol	HMDB
Benzenmethanol	HMDB
Benzoyl alcohol	HMDB
Benzyl alkohol	HMDB
Benzyl-alcohol	HMDB
BenzylAlcohol	HMDB
Benzylicum	HMDB
Caswell no. 081F	HMDB
Enzylalcohol	HMDB
Euxyl K 100	HMDB
Hydroxytoluene	HMDB
Itch-X	HMDB
MBN	HMDB
Methanol benzene	HMDB
Phenolcarbinol	HMDB
Phenylcarbinolum	HMDB
Sunmorl BK 20	HMDB
TB 13g	HMDB
Alcohol, benzyl	HMDB
Benzyl alcohol	HMDB
α-Hydroxytoluene	biospider
α-Toluenol	biospider
Benzene carbinol	biospider
Benzenemethanol, 9CI	db_source
Benzylalcohol	biospider
Euxyl k 100	HMDB
FEMA 2137	db_source
Itch-x	HMDB
Pentadeoterobenzyl alcohol	biospider
Peruvin?	db_source
Phenyl methanol	biospider
Sunmorl bk 20	HMDB
α-hydroxytoluene	Generator
α-toluenol	Generator

Predicted Properties

Property	Value	Source
Water Solubility	26.8 g/L	ALOGPS
logP	1.07	ALOGPS
logP	1.21	ChemAxon
logS	-0.61	ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)	15.02	ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)	-2.8	ChemAxon
Physiological Charge	0	ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count	1	ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count	1	ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area	20.23 Å²	ChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count	1	ChemAxon
Refractivity	32.87 m³·mol⁻¹	ChemAxon
Polarizability	11.89 Å³	ChemAxon
Number of Rings	1	ChemAxon
Bioavailability	Yes	ChemAxon
Rule of Five	Yes	ChemAxon
Ghose Filter	Yes	ChemAxon
Veber's Rule	Yes	ChemAxon
MDDR-like Rule	Yes	ChemAxon

Chemical Formula

C7H8O

IUPAC name

phenylmethanol

InChI Identifier

InChI=1S/C7H8O/c8-6-7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5,8H,6H2

InChI Key

WVDDGKGOMKODPV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Isomeric SMILES

OCC1=CC=CC=C1

Average Molecular Weight

108.1378

Monoisotopic Molecular Weight

108.057514878

Classification

Description

belongs to the class of organic compounds known as benzyl alcohols. These are organic compounds containing the phenylmethanol substructure.

Kingdom

Organic compounds

Super Class

Benzenoids

Class

Benzene and substituted derivatives

Sub Class

Benzyl alcohols

Direct Parent

Benzyl alcohols

Alternative Parents

Substituents

Benzyl alcohol
Organic oxygen compound
Hydrocarbon derivative
Aromatic alcohol
Primary alcohol
Organooxygen compound
Alcohol
Aromatic homomonocyclic compound

Molecular Framework

Aromatic homomonocyclic compounds

External Descriptors

benzyl alcohols (CHEBI:17987 )
an aromatic compound (BENZYL-ALCOHOL )

Ontology

Physiological effect

Health effect:

Health condition:

Uremia

Disposition

Route of exposure:

Enteral:

Ingestion

Source:

Food

Biological:

Animal

Plant:

Biological location:

Biofluid and excreta:

Process

Naturally occurring process:

Biological process:

Biochemical pathway:

Asthma

Role

Industrial application:

Drug

Pharmaceutical industry:

Pharmaceutical

Physico-Chemical Properties - Experimental

Property	Value	Reference
Physical state	Liquid
Physical Description	Not Available
Mass Composition	C 77.75%; H 7.46%; O 14.80%	DFC
Melting Point	Fp -15.2°	DFC
Boiling Point	Bp10 93°	DFC
Experimental Water Solubility	42.9 mg/mL at 25 oC	YALKOWSKY,SH & DANNENFELSER,RM (1992)
Experimental logP	1.10	HANSCH,C ET AL. (1995)
Experimental pKa	pKa 15.4 (25°)	DFC
Isoelectric point	Not Available
Charge	Not Available
Optical Rotation	Not Available
Spectroscopic UV Data	Not Available
Density	d1515 1.05	DFC
Refractive Index	n20D 1.5396	DFC

Spectra

Spectrum Type	Description	Splash Key	View
GC-MS	GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (1 TMS)	splash10-00ko-6900000000-a9d668ecd37a1579a6fe	JSpectraViewer \| MoNA
GC-MS	GC-MS Spectrum - EI-B (Non-derivatized)	splash10-056r-9400000000-77cec715500da9c57a84	JSpectraViewer \| MoNA
GC-MS	GC-MS Spectrum - EI-B (Non-derivatized)	splash10-056r-9400000000-8dc38068387df3fa06aa	JSpectraViewer \| MoNA
GC-MS	GC-MS Spectrum - EI-B (Non-derivatized)	splash10-056r-9300000000-fb124b56257906cce9f1	JSpectraViewer \| MoNA
GC-MS	GC-MS Spectrum - EI-B (Non-derivatized)	splash10-056r-9400000000-7a77e67486ae3b2dd855	JSpectraViewer \| MoNA
GC-MS	GC-MS Spectrum - EI-B (Non-derivatized)	splash10-056r-9400000000-dd0878988e7c2d9a5431	JSpectraViewer \| MoNA
GC-MS	GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized)	splash10-00ko-6900000000-a9d668ecd37a1579a6fe	JSpectraViewer \| MoNA
GC-MS	GC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)	splash10-0006-8900000000-c256b0b7a0755f08ac64	JSpectraViewer \| MoNA
Predicted GC-MS	Predicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, Positive	splash10-054o-9200000000-a9f7c0f39c81d478c0d4	JSpectraViewer
Predicted GC-MS	Predicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (1 TMS) - 70eV, Positive	splash10-00dl-9300000000-e1cfa5e819f61adf9df2	JSpectraViewer
LC-MS/MS	LC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 10V, N/A (Annotated)	splash10-0a4i-9500000000-2a82c3dd7c6871f61c34	JSpectraViewer \| MoNA
LC-MS/MS	LC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 25V, N/A (Annotated)	splash10-0006-9000000000-ad1762d5292c30b29bbd	JSpectraViewer \| MoNA
LC-MS/MS	LC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 40V, N/A (Annotated)	splash10-0006-9000000000-3c8d4c630cf42e3bfd3f	JSpectraViewer \| MoNA
LC-MS/MS	LC-MS/MS Spectrum - EI-B (HITACHI RMU-7M) , Positive	splash10-056r-9400000000-c4dcb2148958f946cd01	JSpectraViewer \| MoNA
LC-MS/MS	LC-MS/MS Spectrum - EI-B (HITACHI RMU-6M) , Positive	splash10-056r-9400000000-e17e577dbe4546313a91	JSpectraViewer \| MoNA
LC-MS/MS	LC-MS/MS Spectrum - EI-B (JEOL JMS-01-SG-2) , Positive	splash10-056r-9300000000-fb124b56257906cce9f1	JSpectraViewer \| MoNA
LC-MS/MS	LC-MS/MS Spectrum - EI-B (HITACHI M-80) , Positive	splash10-056r-9400000000-47b3605316c57e02b84f	JSpectraViewer \| MoNA
LC-MS/MS	LC-MS/MS Spectrum - EI-B (HITACHI M-80B) , Positive	splash10-056r-9400000000-dd0878988e7c2d9a5431	JSpectraViewer \| MoNA
LC-MS/MS	LC-MS/MS Spectrum - , positive	splash10-0a4i-3900000000-4d1bf15f6cf8f65bf0a6	JSpectraViewer \| MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positive	splash10-0a4i-0900000000-3a71c23796a048eb999c	JSpectraViewer
Predicted LC-MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positive	splash10-0a4i-1900000000-40737e7bdf548d714249	JSpectraViewer
Predicted LC-MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positive	splash10-0uxr-9100000000-23e82914cfa9372ecafc	JSpectraViewer
Predicted LC-MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negative	splash10-0a4i-1900000000-17f95f5a398b5850abb2	JSpectraViewer
Predicted LC-MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negative	splash10-0a6r-7900000000-733d283e0916e755a736	JSpectraViewer
Predicted LC-MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negative	splash10-004i-9000000000-d0c6e5fc39516ee594b4	JSpectraViewer
MS	Mass Spectrum (Electron Ionization)	splash10-056r-9400000000-a8f1fd78fa3f8781f296	JSpectraViewer \| MoNA
1D NMR	1H NMR Spectrum	Not Available	JSpectraViewer
1D NMR	1H NMR Spectrum	Not Available	JSpectraViewer
1D NMR	13C NMR Spectrum	Not Available	JSpectraViewer
1D NMR	1H NMR Spectrum	Not Available	JSpectraViewer
1D NMR	13C NMR Spectrum	Not Available	JSpectraViewer
2D NMR	[1H,13C] 2D NMR Spectrum	Not Available	JSpectraViewer

External Links

ChemSpider ID

ChEMBL ID

KEGG Compound ID

Pubchem Compound ID

Pubchem Substance ID

Not Available

ChEBI ID

17987

Phenol-Explorer ID

Not Available

DrugBank ID

DB06770

HMDB ID

HMDB03119

CRC / DFC (Dictionary of Food Compounds) ID

DVN84-K:DVN84-K

EAFUS ID

312

Dr. Duke ID

BENZYL-ALCOHOL

BIGG ID

Not Available

KNApSAcK ID

C00029811

HET ID

Not Available

Food Biomarker Ontology

Not Available

VMH ID

Not Available

Flavornet ID

GoodScent ID

SuperScent ID

Wikipedia ID

Phenol-Explorer Metabolite ID

Not Available

Duplicate IDS

Not Available

Old DFC IDS

Not Available

Associated Foods

Food	Content Range	Average	Reference
Food			Reference

Biological Effects and Interactions

Health Effects / Bioactivities

Descriptor	ID	Definition	Reference
allergenic	50904	A chemical compound which causes the onset of an allergic reaction by interacting with any of the molecular pathways involved in an allergy.	DUKE
anesthetic			DUKE
anti odontalgic			DUKE
anti pruritic	50177	A drug used to treat or prevent skin disorders or for the routine care of skin.	DUKE
anti septic	33281	A substance that kills or slows the growth of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoans.	DUKE
flavor	48318	A substance, extract, or preparation for diffusing or imparting an agreeable or attractive smell.	DUKE
fungicide	24127	A substance used to destroy fungal pests.	DUKE
pesticide	25944	Strictly, a substance intended to kill pests. In common usage, any substance used for controlling, preventing, or destroying animal, microbiological or plant pests.	DUKE
sedative	35717	A central nervous system depressant used to induce drowsiness or sleep or to reduce psychological excitement or anxiety.	DUKE

Enzymes

Not Available

Pathways

Not Available

Metabolism

Not Available

Biosynthesis

Not Available

Organoleptic Properties

Flavours

Flavor	Citations
sweet	Arn, H, Acree TE. “Flavornet: A database of aroma compounds based on odor potency in natural products”. Developments in Food Science 40 (1998): 27. doi:10.1016/S0167-4501(98)80029-0
flower	Arn, H, Acree TE. “Flavornet: A database of aroma compounds based on odor potency in natural products”. Developments in Food Science 40 (1998): 27. doi:10.1016/S0167-4501(98)80029-0
berry	Dunkel, M. et al. SuperScent – a database of flavors and scents. Nucleic Acids Research 2008, doi:10.1093/nar/gkn695
cherry	Dunkel, M. et al. SuperScent – a database of flavors and scents. Nucleic Acids Research 2008, doi:10.1093/nar/gkn695
grapefruit	Dunkel, M. et al. SuperScent – a database of flavors and scents. Nucleic Acids Research 2008, doi:10.1093/nar/gkn695
walnut	Dunkel, M. et al. SuperScent – a database of flavors and scents. Nucleic Acids Research 2008, doi:10.1093/nar/gkn695
floral	The Good Scents Company (2009). Flavor and fragrance information catalog. <http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/allprod.html> Accessed 15.10.23.
rose	The Good Scents Company (2009). Flavor and fragrance information catalog. <http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/allprod.html> Accessed 15.10.23.
phenolic	The Good Scents Company (2009). Flavor and fragrance information catalog. <http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/allprod.html> Accessed 15.10.23.
balsamic	The Good Scents Company (2009). Flavor and fragrance information catalog. <http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/allprod.html> Accessed 15.10.23.