Phenylmethanediol

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Phenylmethanediol[1]
File:Phenylmethanediol.png
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Phenylmethanediol
Other names
  • hydroxybenzyl alcohol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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Properties
C7H8O2
Molar mass 124.139 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Phenylmethanediol is an organic compound that is a geminal diol, the hydrate of benzaldehyde. It is a short-lived intermediate in some chemical reactions, such as oxidations of toluene[2] and benzaldehyde[3] and the reduction of benzoic acid.[4]

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