Description

3-Fluoro-4-Methylbenzyl Alcohol is a versatile fluorinated aromatic alcohol building block of significant importance in advanced organic synthesis. Its value lies in the strategic combination of a reactive benzyl alcohol group and a fluorine substituent, which allows for precise modification of molecular properties in target compounds. This intermediate is essential for research and development chemists in the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries, where it is used to create novel active ingredients with enhanced metabolic stability and bioavailability.

Application

• Pharmaceutical Intermediate: A key synthon for the development of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), particularly in creating molecules with improved pharmacokinetic profiles.
• Agrochemical Synthesis: Used in the research and production of advanced herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides, where the fluorine atom can enhance biological activity and environmental persistence.
• Liquid Crystal Materials: Serves as a precursor in the synthesis of fluorinated liquid crystals for display technologies.
• Polymer Chemistry: Acts as a monomer or chain modifier for introducing fluorine into specialty polymers, affecting their solubility, stability, and surface properties.
• Organic Electronic Materials: Employed in the synthesis of charge-transport materials or emissive layers for OLEDs and other electronic devices.
• Chemical Research & Development: A valuable building block in medicinal chemistry and material science for structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies.

Basic Information

Product Name	3-Fluoro-4-Methylbenzyl Alcohol
CAS No.	192702-79-7
Molecular Formula	C8H9FO
Molecular Weight	140.16 g/mol
Synonyms	(3-Fluoro-4-methylphenyl)methanol; 4-Methyl-3-fluorobenzyl Alcohol; 1-(3-Fluoro-4-methylphenyl)methanol; 3-Fluoro-p-tolylmethanol; α-Hydroxymethyl-3-fluoro-4-methylbenzene; 3-Fluoro-4-methylbenzenemethanol; Benzenemethanol, 3-fluoro-4-methyl-
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Quality Control

Our production of 3-Fluoro-4-Methylbenzyl Alcohol adheres to stringent internal quality standards to ensure batch-to-batch consistency and reliability for your synthetic processes. Each lot is characterized using advanced analytical techniques including GC, HPLC, NMR, and IR spectroscopy. A comprehensive Certificate of Analysis (COA) detailing purity, identity, and impurity profiles is provided with every shipment to support your quality assurance protocols.

Storage

Preserve in a tightly closed container, protected from light. Store in a cool, dry, well-ventilated area at room temperature (15-25°C). This material is hygroscopic (moisture-sensitive); keep the container tightly sealed under an inert atmosphere such as nitrogen for long-term storage to prevent oxidation and absorption of moisture.

Specification

Item	Specification
Appearance	Colorless to pale yellow liquid or low-melting solid
Identification (IR)	Conforms to structure
Purity (GC/HPLC)	≥ 97.0% (Standard Grade)
Water Content (KF)	≤ 0.5%

Note: Specifications can be tailored. Please contact us for the detailed technical data sheet of a specific grade.