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W398705

Sigma-Aldrich

4-Hydroxybenzyl alcohol

≥98%, FG

Synonym(s):

NSC 227926

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
HOC6H4CH2OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
124.14
FEMA Number:
3987
Beilstein:
1858967
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
PubChem Substance ID:
Flavis number:
2.165

biological source

synthetic

Quality Level

grade

FG

reg. compliance

EU Regulation 1334/2008 & 178/2002
FDA

Assay

≥98%

mp

114-122 °C (lit.)

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

Documentation

see Safety & Documentation for available documents

food allergen

no known allergens

Organoleptic

fruity; sweet

SMILES string

OCc1ccc(O)cc1

InChI

1S/C7H8O2/c8-5-6-1-3-7(9)4-2-6/h1-4,8-9H,5H2

InChI key

BVJSUAQZOZWCKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 3 - Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Zheng Cai et al.
Journal of drug targeting, 16(2), 178-184 (2008-02-16)
Both borneol and gastrodin are bioactive substances derived from traditional Chinese medicine. In this paper, the effect of borneol on the distribution of gastrodin to the brain in mice via oral administration was investigated. Gastrodin concentrations in plasma and gastrodigenin
M W Laschke et al.
British journal of pharmacology, 163(4), 835-844 (2011-03-04)
4-Hydroxybenzyl alcohol (HBA) is a phenolic plant compound, which has been shown to influence many cellular mechanisms. In the present study, we analysed in vitro and in vivo the anti-angiogenic actions of this pleiotropic agent. Migration and protein expression of
The photo-Favorskii reaction of p-hydroxyphenacyl compounds is initiated by water-assisted, adiabatic extrusion of a triplet biradical.
Richard S Givens et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 130(11), 3307-3309 (2008-02-23)
Elodie Descamps et al.
Neuroscience research, 64(2), 137-142 (2009-05-12)
Induction of protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) is validated as a main mechanism by which 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol (4-HBA), an active principle of Gastrodia elata Blume, reduces cerebral infarct volumes in a murine model of focal brain ischemia/reperfusion. In contrast to its
W Zhang et al.
Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology, 15(10), 844-850 (2008-04-15)
In this report, a high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization mass spectrometric (HPLC-MS) method was used to determine gastrodin (GAS) and p-hydroxybenzylalcohol (HBA) in rat plasma after oral administration of Gastrodia elata Bl. (Chinese name: Tianma) extract. Up to 200 microl of

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