Structured Summary
Abstract
A colorless liquid with a sharp burning taste and slight odor. It is used as a local anesthetic and to reduce pain associated with LIDOCAINE injection. Also, it is used in the manufacture of other benzyl compounds, as a pharmaceutic aid, and in perfumery and flavoring.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C7H8O
- Molecular Weight
- 108.14 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 100-51-6
- IUPAC Name
- phenylmethanol
- InChIKey
- WVDDGKGOMKODPV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- C1=CC=C(C=C1)CO
- MeSH Unique ID
- D019905
- Source
- PubChem CID 244
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Classification
Broader headings
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Drug Class
Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
2 entry terms
- Benzenemethanol
- Alcohol, Benzyl
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Aspects Covered
24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
BENZYL ALCOHOLS also available
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History Note
98; use BENZYL ALCOHOL (NM) 1981-97
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Previous Indexing
- Benzyl Alcohols (1981-1997)
MeSH Hierarchy
Tree Numbers
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Benzyl Alcohol. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019905. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019905
- Benzyl Alcohol. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzyl_alcohol
- Benzyl Alcohol. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52353
- Benzyl Alcohol. In: PubChem Compound. CID 244. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/244