At a Glance
Material Family
Amines & Amides
Record Type
Compound
Primary Role
Synthesis Intermediate · Crosslinking / Curing
Functional Roles
Industries Served
Applications & Use Cases
- ▸ Serves as a Mannich-base building block in multi-step organic synthesis, supplying both a phenolic hydroxyl and a secondary aromatic amine on a single scaffold for downstream derivatization.
- ▸ Acts as a bidentate aminophenol ligand precursor for preparing metal complexes and coordination catalysts used in laboratory and pilot-scale chemistry.
- ▸ Used as an intermediate toward heterocyclic and fused-ring systems (e.g., benzoxazines and related resin monomers) where an ortho-hydroxy benzylamine motif is required.
- ▸ Supplied as a research and screening-library fine chemical for medicinal-chemistry and materials discovery programs requiring substituted o-cresol amine intermediates.
Physical Properties
Appearance
Solid (typical)
Form
Powder or crystalline solid
Solubility in Water
Practically insoluble (typical; XLogP ~3.8)
Safety & Handling
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Chemical Identity
CAS Number
90383-16-7
Molecular Formula
C15H17NO
Molecular Weight
227.30 g/mol
IUPAC Name
2-[(4-ethylanilino)methyl]phenol
PubChem CID
InChI Key
RFGRIRIWUJHVMN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Synonyms & Trade Names
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