C6H5CH2OH, benzyl alcohol, also known as benzyl alcohol, formula for density of 1.045 g/mL at 25 ° C (lit), is one of the most simple contains phenyl fatty alcohol, can be seen as hydroxyl methyl substituted benzene, methanol or phenyl replace.
It is a colorless, transparent, viscous liquid with a faint aroma, and sometimes benzene methanol is a bitter almond in the form of benzaldehyde.
There is polarity, low toxicity, and low steam, so it is used as an alcohol-type solvent.
Combustible.
Soluble in water (25ml water), soluble in organic solvent, such as ethanol, ether, benzene, chloroform, etc.
Benzyl alcohol mainly exists in the form of free or ester in essential oil, such as jasmine oil, ilan ilan oil, jasmine oil, sesame oil, sesame oil, hyacinths balsam of Peru and completed compounds have the lu balsam.
Benzyl alcohol should not be long time storage, it is in the air can slow oxidation of benzene, formaldehyde and benzene methyl ether, therefore benzyl alcohol products are often sold with almond aroma characteristic of benzaldehyde.
In addition, phenylmethanol is also easily oxidized by many kinds of oxidises, such as nitric acid, to benzoic acid.
Benzyl alcohol is anesthetized and has a strong effect on the eyes, skin and respiratory system. Ingesting, inhaling or skin contact is harmful to the body.
It causes headache, nausea, vomiting, gastrointestinal irritation, convulsions and coma, which can lead to death.
Half of the deaths in rats were 1230mg/kg.
After the benzene methanol enters the body, it is oxidized to benzoic acid, which is then contracted with glycine in the liver and excreted in the form of maluric acid.
The use of benzyl alcohol for muscle injections may lead to contracture of the gluteus muscle.