Compounds · Alcohols · Phenylpropanoid pathway
2-Phenylethanol
Also known as 2-Phenylethanol · Rose alcohol — an analysis may use any of these names
Rose, honey, with a slight note of bread. Soft and round, with no edge at all.
- CAS
- 60-12-8
- Formula
- C8H10O
- Molar mass
- 122.16
- Odour threshold
- —
- Boiling point
- ≈ 219 °C at atmospheric pressure
Volatility
150 °C290 °C
Where it comes from
Biosynthetic pathway: Phenylpropanoid pathway — plants build them around a six-carbon aromatic ring.
Why it sits where it does
An aromatic ring attached to a two-carbon chain ending in a hydroxyl group. Hydrogen bonding holds it back much longer than its size would suggest.
Where else you meet it
Rose, honey, yeast-leavened bread, and white wine.