Compound
2-phenylpropan-2-ol
A tertiary alcohol that is isopropanol in which the hydrogen attached to the carbon bearing the hydroxy group has been replaced by a phenyl group.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:131607), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
CHEBI:131607ChEBI
Structure
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- Class
- Organic compound
- Formula
- C9H12O
- Mass
- 136.194 g/mol
- Charge
- 0
- InChIKey
- BDCFWIDZNLCTMF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CC(C)(O)c1ccccc1
- Look it up
- ChEBIPubChemBy InChIKey
Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.
Reactions
2 reactions
cumene hydroperoxide+[thioredoxin]-dithiol2-phenylpropan-2-ol+[thioredoxin]-disulfide+water
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:63844CC BY 4.0Reference data
cumene hydroperoxide+2glutathione2-phenylpropan-2-ol+glutathione disulfide+water
Catalysed by CLIC2 or GPX1 or GPX2 or GPX4
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalanced
Rhea RHEA:69651CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
12 names
Resolves to: 2-phenylpropan-2-ol
- Also called
- 1-hydroxycumene2-phenyl-2-propanol2-phenylisopropanolalpha-cumyl alcoholalpha,alpha-dimethylbenzenemethanolalpha,alpha-dimethylbenzyl aldoholdimethylphenylcarbinoldimethylphenylmethanolphenyldimethylcarbinolα-cumyl alcoholα,α-dimethylbenzenemethanolα,α-dimethylbenzyl aldohol