| Bioactivity | 2-Phenylethanol (Phenethyl alcohol), extracted from rose, carnation, hyacinth, Aleppo pine, orange blossom and other organisms, is a colourless liquid. It has a pleasant floral odor and also an autoantibiotic produced by the fungus Candida albicans[1]. It is used as an additive in cigarettes and also used as a preservative in soaps due to its stability in basic conditions. | ||||||||||||
| Name | 2-Phenylethanol | ||||||||||||
| CAS | 60-12-8 | ||||||||||||
| Formula | C8H10O | ||||||||||||
| Molar Mass | 122.16 | ||||||||||||
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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