Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2022-06-05 22:49:29 UTC
Update Date2024-04-30 20:51:04 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0054061
Metabolite Identification
Common Name(3-phenoxyphenyl)methanol
Description(3-Phenoxyphenyl)methanol, also known as 3-phenoxybenzyl alcohol or 3-phenoxybenzenemethanol, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as diphenylethers. These are aromatic compounds containing two benzene rings linked to each other through an ether group (3-Phenoxyphenyl)methanol is a secondary metabolite. Secondary metabolites are metabolically or physiologically non-essential metabolites that may serve a role as defense or signalling molecules. In some cases they are simply molecules that arise from the incomplete metabolism of other secondary metabolites. Based on a literature review a small amount of articles have been published on (3-Phenoxyphenyl)methanol.
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
1-Hydroxymethyl-3-phenoxybenzeneChEBI
3-(Hydroxymethyl)diphenyl etherChEBI
3-PBOHChEBI
3-PhenoxybenzenemethanolChEBI
3-Phenoxybenzyl alcoholChEBI
3-PhenoxybenzylalcoholChEBI
m-Phenoxybenzyl alcoholChEBI
Molecular FormulaC13H12O2
Average Mass200.2332
Monoisotopic Mass200.083729628
IUPAC Name(3-phenoxyphenyl)methanol
Traditional Name3-phenoxybenzyl alcohol
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
OCC1=CC(OC2=CC=CC=C2)=CC=C1
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C13H12O2/c14-10-11-5-4-8-13(9-11)15-12-6-2-1-3-7-12/h1-9,14H,10H2
InChI KeyKGANAERDZBAECK-UHFFFAOYSA-N