Benzyl alcoholBenzyl alcohol (also known as α-cresol) is an aromatic alcohol with the formula C7H8O or C6H5CH2OH. The benzyl group is often abbreviated "Bn" (not to be confused with "Bz" which is used for benzoyl), thus benzyl alcohol is denoted as BnOH. Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article Benzyl alcohol, revision 1380071689.

Property

Value

Formula

C7H8O, 108.14 g/mol

Melting point

-15.2 °C

Boiling point

205.3 °C

Density

1.044 g/cm³

Flash point

93 °C

log P, measured

1.1

pKa

15.4

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