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Revision as of 09:33, 27 August 2006 by Beetstra (talk | contribs) (Revert to version 68253016 (2006-08-07 19:59:26) by user:Edgar181 using popups)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Allyl alcohol or 2-propen-1-ol is an organic compound. It is a colourless liquid with an ethanol like odour at low concentrations and a mustard-like pungent odour at higher concentration and is water soluble. The compound is toxic, flammable and hazardous in general. Allyl alcohol is used a pesticide and a raw material for the production of many chemical compounds.
Allyl alcohol can be obtained by hydrolysis of allyl chloride or by oxidation of propylene oxide with potassium alum at high temperature or by a dehydration reaction with propanol or by reaction of glycerol and formic acid. Allyl alcohol is the smallest representative of the allylic alcohols. Allyl alcohols can be prepared by allylic oxidation of allyl compounds by for instance selenium dioxide. Allyl alcohol Allyl alcohol
External links
- International Chemical Safety Card 0095
- NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0017". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
- Institut national de recherche et de sécurité (2004). "Alcool allylique." Fiche toxicologique n° 156. Paris:INRS. (in French)
- State of Michigan public information on allyl alcohol
- Occupational exposure guidelines
- MSDS for allyl alcohol
- Datasheet regulatory information
- Allyl alcohol from glycerol and formic acid in Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 1, p.42 (1941); Vol. 1, p.15 (1921). Online Article