Vanillyl alcohol

Names

[ CAS No. ]:
498-00-0

[ Name ]:
Vanillyl alcohol

[Synonym ]:
4-Hydroxy-3-methoxybenzyl alcohol
Vanillyl alcohol
MFCD00004659
Benzenemethanol, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-
4-(Hydroxymethyl)-2-methoxyphenol
EINECS 207-852-4

Biological Activity

[Description]:

Vanillyl alcohol (Vanillic alcohol), derived from vanillin, is a phenolic alcohol and is used as a flavoring agent in foods and beverages[1].

[Related Catalog]:

Research Areas >> Others

Signaling Pathways >> Others >> Others

[References]

[1]. Chen Z, et al. Establishing an Artificial Pathway for De Novo Biosynthesis of Vanillyl Alcohol in Escherichia coli. ACS Synth Biol. 2017 Sep 15;6(9):1784-1792.

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
1.2±0.1 g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
313.1±27.0 °C at 760 mmHg

[ Melting Point ]:
110-117 °C(lit.)

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₈H₁₀O₃

[ Molecular Weight ]:
154.163

[ Flash Point ]:
143.2±23.7 °C

[ Exact Mass ]:
154.062988

[ PSA ]:
49.69000

[ LogP ]:
0.00

[ Vapour Pressure ]:
0.0±0.7 mmHg at 25°C

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.570

[ Stability ]:
Stable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, strong acids.

MSDS

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Safety Information

[ Symbol ]:

GHS07

[ Signal Word ]:
Warning

[ Hazard Statements ]:
H315-H319-H335

[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P261-P305 + P351 + P338

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
dust mask type N95 (US);Eyeshields;Gloves

[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xi:Irritant;

[ Risk Phrases ]:
R36/37/38

[ Safety Phrases ]:
S26-S36

[ RIDADR ]:
NONH for all modes of transport

[ WGK Germany ]:
3

[ HS Code ]:
29095090

Synthetic Route

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Precursor & DownStream

Precursor

DownStream

Customs

[ HS Code ]: 29095090

Articles

Synthesis and accumulation of aromatic aldehydes in an engineered strain of Escherichia coli.

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 136(33) , 11644-54, (2014)

Aromatic aldehydes are useful in numerous applications, especially as flavors, fragrances, and pharmaceutical precursors. However, microbial synthesis of aldehydes is hindered by rapid, endogenous, an...

High tolerance and physiological mechanism of Zymomonas mobilis to phenolic inhibitors in ethanol fermentation of corncob residue.

Biotechnol. Bioeng. 112 , 1770-82, (2015)

Corncob residue as the lignocellulosic biomass accumulated phenolic compounds generated from xylitol production industry. For utilization of this biomass, Zymomonas mobilis ZM4 was tested as the ethan...

Reactivity of phenolic compounds towards free radicals under in vitro conditions.

J. Food Sci. Technol. 52 , 5790-8, (2015)

The free radical scavenging activity and reducing power of 16 phenolic compounds including four hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives namely ferulic acid, caffeic acid, sinapic acid and p-coumaric acid, be...

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