3-Methoxybenzyl alcohol is used as an important raw material and intermediate used in Organic Synthesis, Pharmaceuticals, Agrochemicals and Dyestuff.
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Applications
3-Methoxybenzyl alcohol is used as an important raw material and intermediate used in Organic Synthesis, Pharmaceuticals, Agrochemicals and Dyestuff.
Solubility
Soluble in ether, and alcohol. Insoluble in water.
Notes
Incompatible with Oxidizing agents, acids, acid chlorides, acid anhydrides.
RUO – Research Use Only
Nicholas J. Turro; Peter Wan. Fluorescence quenching of methoxybenzyl alcohols by the hydronium ion in aqueous solution: acid-catalyzed formation of methoxybenzyl cations from the singlet excited state.Journal of photochemistry.1985, 28 93-102.