Veratrole alcohol

Veratrole alcohol
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name (3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)methanol
	Other names Veratryl alcohol; 3,4-Dimethoxybenzyl alcohol
Identifiers
CAS Number	93-03-8 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	6851 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.002.012
PubChem CID	7118;
UNII	MB4T4A711H ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID1059076 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C9H12O3/c1-11-8-4-3-7(6-10)5-9(8)12-2/h3-5,10H,6H2,1-2H3 Key: OEGPRYNGFWGMMV-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C9H12O3/c1-11-8-4-3-7(6-10)5-9(8)12-2/h3-5,10H,6H2,1-2H3 Key: OEGPRYNGFWGMMV-UHFFFAOYAK;
	SMILES O(c1ccc(cc1OC)CO)C;
Properties
Chemical formula	C9H12O3
Molar mass	168.192 g·mol−1
Boiling point	296 to 297 °C (565 to 567 °F; 569 to 570 K) 732 Torr
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Veratrole alcohol (veratryl alcohol) is an organic compound related to veratrole and also to benzyl alcohol. It can be obtained by reduction of veratraldehyde.^[2] Veratrole alcohol is the raw material for the synthesis of cyclotriveratrylene which is used in host–guest chemistry. It is a secondary metabolite of some white rot fungi and is believed to play a role in their degradation of lignin.^[3]

References

^ CRC Handbook of Tables for Organic Compound Identification, Third Edition, 1984, ISBN 0-8493-0303-6.
^ Hermann Kämmerer, V.; Casacuberta, A. O. (1963). "Zur darstellung von phenolalkoholen aus phenolaldehyden mit wasserstoff/RANEY-nickel und aus phenolcarbonsäureestern mit LiAlH4". Die Makromolekulare Chemie. 67: 167–172. doi:10.1002/macp.1963.020670116.
^ Zapanta, L. S.; Tien, M. (1997). "The roles of veratryl alcohol and oxalate in fungal lignin degradation". Journal of Biotechnology. 53 (2–3): 93–102. doi:10.1016/S0168-1656(96)01678-1.

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