2-(4-Methoxybenzyloxy)ethanol

• CAT Number: L020086
• CAS Number: 13807-89-1
• Molecular Formula: C10H14O3
• Molecular Weight: 182.22
• Purity: ≥95%
• IUPAC Name: 2-[(4-methoxyphenyl)methoxy]ethanol
• InChI: InChI=1S/C10H14O3/c1-12-10-4-2-9(3-5-10)8-13-7-6-11/h2-5,11H,6-8H2,1H3
• InChIKey: PHXZOQVBYCJBHO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: COC1=CC=C(C=C1)COCCO

2-(4-Methoxybenzyloxy)ethanol（Cat No.:L020086）is a bifunctional organic compound featuring a primary alcohol group and a 4-methoxybenzyl-protected ether. The molecule consists of an ethylene glycol backbone with one hydroxyl end and a 4-methoxybenzyl (PMB) group attached via an ether linkage. It is widely used in organic synthesis as a protected alcohol, where the PMB group serves as a removable protecting group under mild oxidative or acidic conditions. This compound is valuable in multi-step syntheses, especially in carbohydrate, peptide, and pharmaceutical chemistry, where selective protection and deprotection strategies are critical for building complex molecules.