Molecule record

3-(hydroxymethyl)phenol

C7H8O2

124.14 g/mol

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Molecular properties

Formula
C7H8O2
Molar mass
124.14 g·mol−1
Exact mass
124.0524 Da
4
PubChem CID
102

Functional groups

Alcohol
Alkane / alkyl carbon
Aromatic ring
Phenol

Physical properties

No source-backed physical properties are curated for this molecule yet.

Common names and synonyms

  • 210-633-6
  • 3-Hydroxybenzenemethanol
  • 3-Hydroxybenzenemethanol; m-Hydroxybenzyl Alcohol; 3-(Hydroxymethyl)phenol; KSD 2405; NSC 60735;
  • 3-Hydroxybenzylalcohol
  • 3-Hydroxymethyl-phenol
  • 3-hydroxy benzyl alcohol
  • 3-hydroxybenzyl alcohol
  • 3-methylol phenol
Show all 24 synonyms
  • 3-methylolphenol
  • 620-24-6
  • AI3-31880
  • Benzenemethanol, 3-hydroxy-
  • Benzyl alcohol, m-hydroxy-
  • CHEBI:17069
  • DTXCID20133526
  • DTXSID20211035
  • EINECS 210-633-6
  • H652F6XF7Y
  • KSD 2405
  • MFCD00004643
  • NSC-60735
  • RefChem:502532
  • m-Hydroxybenzyl alcohol
  • meta-hydroxybenzyl alcohol

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
OCc1cccc(O)c1
Isomeric SMILES
C1=CC(=CC(=C1)O)CO
InChI
InChI=1S/C7H8O2/c8-5-6-2-1-3-7(9)4-6/h1-4,8-9H,5H2
InChIKey
OKVJCVWFVRATSG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
102

Spectroscopy

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Open library
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Simulated NMR

On-demand educational prediction for 3-(hydroxymethyl)phenol; not experimental data.

Simulated EI mass spectrum

On-demand educational fragmentation for 3-(hydroxymethyl)phenol; not experimental data.

Sources

Molecule identity

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Open source record
3-(hydroxymethyl)phenol - Formula, Structure | ChemArche