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Sigma-Aldrich

3-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzyl alcohol

98%

Synonym(s):

Isovanillyl alcohol

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Linear Formula:
HOC6H3(OCH3)CH2OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
154.16
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1867860
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

assay

98%

form

solid

mp

135-137 °C (lit.)

functional group

hydroxyl

SMILES string

COc1ccc(CO)cc1O

InChI

1S/C8H10O3/c1-11-8-3-2-6(5-9)4-7(8)10/h2-4,9-10H,5H2,1H3

InChI key

WHKRHBLAJFYZKF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

3-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzyl alcohol was used in preparation of 2-hydroxymethyl-5-methoxy-2,5-cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione by oxidation with Fremy′s salt.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)


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Febs Letters, 220(1), 149-154 (1987)
Yoshiaki Tamaru et al.
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The aim of the study was to obtain information about the enzymatic properties of aryl-alcohol oxidase from the plant saprophytic basidiomycete Coprinopsis cinerea (rCcAAO), which is classified into the auxiliary activities family 3 subfamily 2 (AA3_2). The gene encoding AAO
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ACS synthetic biology, 6(9), 1784-1792 (2017-06-07)
Vanillyl alcohol is a phenolic alcohol and is used as a flavoring agent in foods and beverages. In this paper, we propose a novel artificial pathway for microbial production of vanillyl alcohol from simple carbon sources. The pathway extends from

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