benzyl alcohol
Compound Overview
| Name | benzyl alcohol |
|---|---|
| IUPAC Name | phenylmethanol |
| Formula | C7H8O |
| SMILES | C1=CC=C(C=C1)CO |
| Carbon Number | 7 |
| Molecular Weight | 108.14 |
| Polymer Type | monomer |
| Synonyms |
phenylmethanol (hydroxymethyl)benzene alpha-Hydroxytoluene alpha-toluenol aromatic alcohol benzenecarbinol Benzenemethanol benzylic alcohol Hydroxymethylbenzene Phenylcarbinol Phenylmethanol phenylmethyl alcohol |
Chemical Structure
Structure from PubChem
External Databases
Empirical Data
Organisms that can utilize this substrate (4) Empirical
| Organism ▲ ▼ | Strain ▲ ▼ | Reference ▲ ▼ | Comment ▲ ▼ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acinetobacter baylyi | ADP1 | Collier et al (1997) | - |
| Aromatoleum aromaticum | EbN1 | Rabus et al (1995) | (anaerobically) |
| Cupriavidus necator | JMP134 | Pérez-Pantoja et al (2008) | - |
| Thauera aromatica | K172 | Tschech et al (1987) | (anaerobically) |
Pathways Empirical
No pathways are currently linked to this substrate.
Predicted Relationships
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Organisms predicted to process benzyl alcohol through a pathway Predicted
For each pathway where benzyl alcohol enters as a reactant, organisms recorded as being able to utilise it but not yet confirmed for that pathway are listed as predicted. Not experimentally verified. What does this mean?
No organisms predicted for this compound based on current pathway and substrate data.
Reactions involving benzyl alcohol
No reactions are currently linked to this substrate.
Transporters
No transporters are currently linked to this substrate.