139068-60-3

Basic information

• Product Name: (2R,3R)-2-methyl-3-phenyl-1,3-propane diol
• Synonyms: (2R,3R)-2-methyl-3-phenyl-1,3-propane diol
• CAS NO: 139068-60-3
• Molecular Weight: 166.22
• Mol File: 139068-60-3.mol

Chemical Properties

• CAS DataBase Reference: (2R,3R)-2-methyl-3-phenyl-1,3-propane diol(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: (2R,3R)-2-methyl-3-phenyl-1,3-propane diol(139068-60-3)
• EPA Substance Registry System: (2R,3R)-2-methyl-3-phenyl-1,3-propane diol(139068-60-3)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 139068-60-3(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 25201-44-9 (1S,2S)-2-methyl-1-phenyl-3-buten-1-ol 
• 17226-81-2 ethyl (2R*,3S*)-3-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-phenylpropanoate 
• 139017-19-9 (3R,4R)-3-Methyl-4-phenyl-1-oxa-5-sila-spiro[4.5]decane 
• 100-52-7 benzaldehyde 
• 123-38-6 propionaldehyde 
• 1372861-94-3 (1R,2S)-2-methyl-1-phenyl-1,3-propanediol 3-O-benzoate 
• 16735-22-1 3-hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone 
• 1350820-12-0 (2R,3R)-3-hydroxy-1-[(S)-5-isopropyl-3-phenyl-2-thioxoimidazolidin-1-yl]-2-methyl-3-phenylpropan-1-one 
• 1215007-35-4 (2R,3R)-3-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-phenylpropanal 
• 1383995-59-2 (1R,2S)-2-methyl-1-phenylpent-3-yn-1-ol 
• 93-58-3 benzoic acid methyl ester 
• 90106-95-9 Bromomethyl-dimethyl-(1-phenyl-allyloxy)-silane 
• 17226-81-2 ethyl (2R*,3R*)-3-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-phenylpropanoate 
• 21915-53-7 cis-2,3-epoxy-3-phenyl-1-propanol 

Downstream Products

• 22821-07-4 2-(butylthio)benzo[d]oxazole 
• 2382-96-9 2-sulfanyl-1,3-benzoxazole 
• 84784-81-6 erythro-2-methyl-3-phenyl-1,3-propanediol 1-methoxyethoxymethyl ether 

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