17687-74-0

Basic information

• Product Name: TRICYCLOHEXYLMETHANOL
• Synonyms: Cyclohexanemethanol, alpha,alpha-dicyclohexyl-;TRICYCLOHEXYLMETHANOL;α,α-Dicyclohexylcyclohexanemethanol
• CAS NO: 17687-74-0
• Molecular Formula: C₁₉H₃₄O
• Molecular Weight: 278.47
• EINECS: 241-674-8
• Product Categories: Alcohols;C9 to C30;Oxygen Compounds
• Mol File: 17687-74-0.mol
• Article Data: 3

Chemical Properties

• Melting Point: 94-96 °C(lit.)
• Boiling Point: 381.28°C (rough estimate)
• Flash Point: 176.4 °C
• Appearance: /
• Density: 0.9039 (rough estimate)
• Vapor Pressure: 4.02E-07mmHg at 25°C
• Refractive Index: 1.6220 (estimate)
• CAS DataBase Reference: TRICYCLOHEXYLMETHANOL(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: TRICYCLOHEXYLMETHANOL(17687-74-0)
• EPA Substance Registry System: TRICYCLOHEXYLMETHANOL(17687-74-0)

Safety Data

• Safety Statements: 24/25
• WGK Germany: 3
• Hazardous Substances Data: 17687-74-0(Hazardous Substances Data)

Usage

Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 89, p. 2737, 1967 DOI: 10.1021/ja00987a042

General Description

The heat capacity of liquid-quenched glass of tricyclohexylmethanol was measured by adiabatic calorimetry.

InChI:InChI=1/C19H34O/c20-19(16-10-4-1-5-11-16,17-12-6-2-7-13-17)18-14-8-3-9-15-18/h16-18,20H,1-15H2

Upstream product

• 1088-01-3 tricyclohexylborane 
• 14572-78-2 lithium tris(phenylthio)methanide 
• 67-66-3 chloroform 
• 110-83-8 cyclohexene 
• 542-18-7 cyclohexyl chloride 
• 3289-28-9 ethyl cyclohexanecarboxylate 
• 109-66-0 pentane 
• 931-51-1 cyclohexylmagnesiumchloride 
• 15719-64-9 methylammonium carbonate 
• 108-93-0 cyclohexanol 
• 4832-52-4 tris(phenylthio)methane 
• 60-29-7 diethyl ether 

Downstream Products

• 116880-91-2 bromo-tricyclohexyl-methane 
• 88556-97-2 dicyclohexyl-cyclohexylidene-methane 
• 1610-24-8 tricyclohexylmethane 

Relevant articles and documents

The First Phase-transfer catalysed Reactions of Trialkylboranes. A Highly Facile Synthesis of Trialkylmethanols from Alkenes

The phase-transfer catalysed reactions of trialkylboranes, generated in situ via hydroboration of alkenes, with chloroform and aqueous sodium hydroxide, followed by treatment with hydrogen peroxide, provide an economic and convenient metod for the synthesis of trialkylmethanols.

Synthesis of Ketones and Tertiary Alcohols from Trialkylboranes. Use of Lithium Tris(phenylthio)methanide

The interaction of lithium tris(phenylthio)methanide with trialkylboranes followed by oxidation allows the production of ketones or tertiary alcohols in good yields under mild conditions.