Molecule record

(4-phenylphenyl)methanol

C13H12O

184.24 g/mol

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Molecular properties

Formula
C13H12O
Molar mass
184.24 g·mol−1
Exact mass
184.0888 Da
8
PubChem CID
19186

Functional groups

Alcohol
Alkane / alkyl carbon
Aromatic ring

Physical properties

No source-backed physical properties are curated for this molecule yet.

Common names and synonyms

  • (1,1'-Biphenyl)-4-methanol
  • 222-745-2
  • 3597-91-9
  • 4-06-00-04693 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
  • 4-BIPHENYLMETHANOL
  • 4-Biphenylylmethanol
  • 4-Hydroxymethylbiphenyl
  • 4-Phenylbenzyl alcohol
Show all 24 synonyms
  • 4-phenylbenzylalcohol
  • 4HMB
  • Biphenyl-4-methanol
  • DTXCID3039119
  • DTXSID5075234
  • GN8BN8XCF5
  • MFCD00004660
  • NSC-233860
  • NSC-84169
  • NSC84169
  • RefChem:518562
  • UNII-GN8BN8XCF5
  • [1,1'-Biphenyl]-4-ylmethanol
  • biphenyl-4-yl methanol
  • biphenyl-4-ylmethanol
  • p-Phenylbenzyl alcohol

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
OCc1ccc(-c2ccccc2)cc1
Isomeric SMILES
C1=CC=C(C=C1)C2=CC=C(C=C2)CO
InChI
InChI=1S/C13H12O/c14-10-11-6-8-13(9-7-11)12-4-2-1-3-5-12/h1-9,14H,10H2
InChIKey
AXCHZLOJGKSWLV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
19186

Spectroscopy

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Simulated NMR

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Simulated EI mass spectrum

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Sources

Molecule identity

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