Veratrole alcohol
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Veratrole alcohol, is an organic compound
related to veratrole and also to benzyl alcohol
. It can be obtained by reduction of Veratraldehyde
. Veratrole alcohol is the raw material for the synthesis of cyclotriveratrylene
, of some relevance to host-guest chemistry.
Organic compound
An organic compound is any member of a large class of gaseous, liquid, or solid chemical compounds whose molecules contain carbon. For historical reasons discussed below, a few types of carbon-containing compounds such as carbides, carbonates, simple oxides of carbon, and cyanides, as well as the...
related to veratrole and also to benzyl alcohol
Benzyl alcohol
Benzyl alcohol is an organic compound with the formula C6H5CH2OH. The benzyl group is often abbreviated "Bn", thus benzyl alcohol is denoted as BnOH. Benzyl alcohol is a colorless liquid with a mild pleasant aromatic odor. It is a useful solvent due to its polarity, low toxicity, and low vapor...
. It can be obtained by reduction of Veratraldehyde
Veratraldehyde
Veratraldehyde is a derivative of benzaldehyde with two methoxy groups. As the methyl ether of vanillin, it is also known as methylvanillin....
. Veratrole alcohol is the raw material for the synthesis of cyclotriveratrylene
Cyclotriveratrylene
Cyclotriveratrylene is a macrocycle and used in host-guest chemistry as a molecular host . The compound can be synthesised from veratrole alcohol by addition of a suitable acid which can be perchloric acid in methanol or formic acid or sulfuric acid in acetic acid.An alternative is synthesis from...
, of some relevance to host-guest chemistry.