(S)-(+)-1-Phenyl-1,2-ethanediol

Product Name:

Synonyms:

(S)-(+)-1-Phenyl-1,2-ethanediol 99%;(S)-1-Phenyl-1,2-ethanediol,99%e.e.;(S)-(+)-1-PHENYLETHANEDIOL;(S)-(-)-1-PHENYL-1,2-ETHANEDIOL;(S)-ALPHA,BETA-DIHYDROXYETHYLBENZENE;S(+)-PHENYLETHYLENE GLYCOL;(S)-(+)-1-PHENYL-1,2-ETHANEDIOL;(S)-1-PHENYL-1,2-ETHANEDIOL

CAS:

MF:

C8H10O2

MW:

138.16

EINECS:

 

Product Categories:

-;Chiral Compounds;Diols;chiral;Chiral Building Blocks;Simple Alcohols (Chiral);Synthetic Organic Chemistry;Aromatics;Chiral Reagents;Intermediates

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(S)-(+)-1-Phenyl-1,2-ethanediol Chemical Properties

Melting point 

64-67 °C(lit.)

alpha 

66 º (c=1, chloroform)

Boiling point 

272-274 °C (755 mmHg)

density 

1.0742 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

40 ° (C=3, H2O)

Fp 

320 °F

optical activity

[α]18/D +66°, c = 1 in chloroform

Water Solubility 

soluble

BRN 

3196197

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Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Risk Statements 

Safety Statements 

WGK Germany 

3

Hazard Note 

Irritant

HS Code 

29062900

Chemical Properties

(S)-(+)-1-Phenyl-1,2-ethanediol is white to light yellow crystal powde

Uses

(S)-(+)-1-Phenyl-1,2-ethanediol used as a chiral building block in organic synthesis, used in the preparation of chiral 2-amino-1-phenylethanols as pharmaceutical intermediates.

Purification Methods

Purify the diol by recrystallisation from *C6H6/ligroin and sublime it at 1-2mm. [Arpesella et al. Gazetta 85 1354 1955, Prelog et al. Helv Chim Acta 37 221 1954, Beilstein 6 IV 5939.]