2,3,5,6-Tetrafluorobenzyl Alcohol
2,3,5,6-Tetrafluorobenzyl Alcohol (CAS: 4084-38-2) is a fluorinated aromatic alcohol that occurs as a white to off-white crystalline solid melting in the 32-38 °C range.
The four fluorine atoms on the ring increase lipophilicity and resistance to metabolic and oxidative degradation, while the hydroxymethyl group provides a convenient handle for esterification, etherification and halogenation.
• Liquid crystal materials: a fluorinated building block for fluorinated phenyl and biphenyl liquid crystal cores used in displays.
• Pharmaceutical and agrochemical intermediates: introduces a tetrafluorobenzyl group into active molecules, improving lipophilicity and metabolic stability.
• Specialty polymers and coatings: used to attach fluorinated side chains that lower surface energy and raise chemical resistance.
• Functional materials: precursor to fluorinated benzyl halides, aldehydes and ethers for electronic and optical applications.
Product Name: 2,3,5,6-Tetrafluorobenzyl Alcohol
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