Record Information
Version1.0
Creation Date2016-10-03 18:23:34 UTC
Update Date2020-04-22 15:46:10 UTC
BMDB IDBMDB0011724
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • BMDB11724
Metabolite Identification
Common Name4-Hydroxybenzyl alcohol
Description4-Hydroxybenzyl alcohol belongs to the class of organic compounds known as phenol esters. These are aromatic compounds containing a benzene ring substituted by a hydroxyl group and an ester group. 4-Hydroxybenzyl alcohol is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa).
Structure
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Synonyms
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Acetic acid 4-acetoxymethyl-phenyl esterChEMBL
Acetate 4-acetoxymethyl-phenyl esterGenerator
[4-(Acetyloxy)phenyl]methyl acetic acidGenerator
4-Acetoxybenzyl acetic acidGenerator
Chemical FormulaC11H12O4
Average Molecular Weight208.213
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight208.073558866
IUPAC Name[4-(acetyloxy)phenyl]methyl acetate
Traditional Name[4-(acetyloxy)phenyl]methyl acetate
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
CC(=O)OCC1=CC=C(OC(C)=O)C=C1
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C11H12O4/c1-8(12)14-7-10-3-5-11(6-4-10)15-9(2)13/h3-6H,7H2,1-2H3
InChI KeyHUOJLQXKNCFOGC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as phenol esters. These are aromatic compounds containing a benzene ring substituted by a hydroxyl group and an ester group.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassBenzenoids
ClassPhenol esters
Sub ClassNot Available
Direct ParentPhenol esters
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Phenol ester
  • Benzyloxycarbonyl
  • Phenoxy compound
  • Dicarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Monocyclic benzene moiety
  • Carboxylic acid ester
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organic oxide
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Aromatic homomonocyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAromatic homomonocyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
StatusExpected but not Quantified
Origin
  • Endogenous
BiofunctionNot Available
ApplicationNot Available
Cellular locationsNot Available
Physical Properties
StateSolid
Experimental Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting PointNot AvailableNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water SolubilityNot AvailableNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
logP1.75ALOGPS
logP1.25ChemAxon
logS-2.7ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Basic)-6.8ChemAxon
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count2ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count0ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area52.6 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count5ChemAxon
Refractivity53.16 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability21.34 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings1ChemAxon
BioavailabilityYesChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Spectra
Spectra
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash Key
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-0aos-0950000000-5d3f2c98a4d95db7a92bView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-0002-0900000000-0b4d94bc3b43e2b54300View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0a4i-3900000000-e614d0ee2c56705bef26View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-0aor-4690000000-14f0d00e22b360221be2View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-0aor-6940000000-f1046698e47c869a904aView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0006-9100000000-c0032b3bfd9889e62f7bView in MoNA
Biological Properties
Cellular LocationsNot Available
Biospecimen LocationsNot Available
Pathways
Normal Concentrations
Not Available
Abnormal Concentrations
Not Available
HMDB IDNot Available
DrugBank IDNot Available
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FooDB IDNot Available
KNApSAcK IDNot Available
Chemspider IDNot Available
KEGG Compound IDNot Available
BioCyc IDNot Available
BiGG IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkGastrodigenin
METLIN IDNot Available
PubChem Compound470279
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI IDNot Available
References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General ReferencesNot Available