Veratrole alcohol

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Veratrole alcohol (veratryl alcohol) is an organic compound related to veratrole and also to benzyl alcohol. It can be obtained by reduction of veratraldehyde.[2] Veratrole alcohol is the raw material for the synthesis of cyclotriveratrylene which is used in host–guest chemistry. It is a secondary metabolite of some white rot fungi and is believed to play a role in their degradation of lignin.[3]

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Veratrole alcohol
Veratrole alcohol
Veratrole alcohol
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)methanol
Other names
Veratryl alcohol
3,4-Dimethoxybenzyl alcohol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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  • InChI=1S/C9H12O3/c1-11-8-4-3-7(6-10)5-9(8)12-2/h3-5,10H,6H2,1-2H3 ☒N
    Key: OEGPRYNGFWGMMV-UHFFFAOYSA-N ☒N
  • InChI=1/C9H12O3/c1-11-8-4-3-7(6-10)5-9(8)12-2/h3-5,10H,6H2,1-2H3
    Key: OEGPRYNGFWGMMV-UHFFFAOYAK
  • O(c1ccc(cc1OC)CO)C
Properties
C9H12O3
Molar mass 168.192 g·mol−1
Boiling point 296 to 297 °C (565 to 567 °F; 569 to 570 K) 732 Torr[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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