Phenylmethanediol

Phenylmethanediol^[1]
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Phenylmethanediol
	Other names hydroxybenzyl alcohol;
Identifiers
CAS Number	4403-72-9;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	378535;
PubChem CID	427890;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID80330216 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C7H8O2/c8-7(9)6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5,7-9H Key: SNGARVZXPNQWEY-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(O)O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C7H8O2
Molar mass	124.139 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Phenylmethanediol is an organic compound that is a geminal diol, the hydrate of benzaldehyde. It is a short-lived intermediate in some chemical reactions, such as oxidations of toluene^[2] and benzaldehyde^[3] and the reduction of benzoic acid.^[4]

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Names

Preferred IUPAC name Phenylmethanediol
Other names hydroxybenzyl alcohol
Identifiers
CAS Number	4403-72-9
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	378535
PubChem CID	427890
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID80330216
InChI InChI=1S/C7H8O2/c8-7(9)6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5,7-9H Key: SNGARVZXPNQWEY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(O)O
Properties
Chemical formula	C₇H₈O₂
Molar mass	124.139 g·mol⁻¹
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references