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4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol

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4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol

Summary

4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol's chemical structure is recorded as Gastrodigenin 2D.svg[4].
  • 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 623-05-2[5].
  • 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol's EC number is recorded as 210-768-0[6].
  • 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol's canonical SMILES is recorded as C1=CC(=CC=C1CO)O[7].
  • 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C7H8O2/c8-5-6-1-3-7(9)4-2-6/h1-4,8-9H,5H2[8].
  • 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol's InChIKey is recorded as BVJSUAQZOZWCKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N[9].
  • 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol's chemical formula is recorded as C₇H₈O₂[10].
  • 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol's subclass of is recorded as chemical compound[11].
  • 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol's Commons category is recorded as 4-Hydroxybenzyl alcohol[12].
  • 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol's ChEMBL ID is recorded as CHEMBL202132[13].
  • 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0jt05gh[14].
  • 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol's UNII is recorded as 1A3AH1FP1B[15].
  • 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol's ChemSpider ID is recorded as 122[16].
  • 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol's PubChem CID is recorded as 125[17].
  • 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol's KEGG ID is recorded as C17467[18].
  • 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol's ChEBI ID is recorded as 67410[19].
  • 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol's found in taxon is recorded as Gastrodia elata[20].
  • 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol's found in taxon is recorded as Lupinus angustifolius[21].
  • 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol's found in taxon is recorded as Populus laurifolia[22].
  • 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol's found in taxon is recorded as Gymnadenia conopsea[23].
  • 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol's found in taxon is recorded as Anethum graveolens[24].
  • 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol's found in taxon is recorded as Bletilla striata[25].
  • 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol's found in taxon is recorded as Galeola faberi[26].
  • 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol's found in taxon is recorded as Haraldiophyllum[27].

Why It Matters

4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . commonchemistry.cas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Q2311683. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . ChEBI. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Simultaneous determination of p-hydroxybenzaldehyde, p-hydroxybenzyl alcohol, 4-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy)-benzyl alcohol, and sugars in Gastrodia elata blume measured as their acetylated derivatives by GC-MS.. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Phenolic compounds isolated from bitter lupine seeds and their inhibitory effects on germination and seedling growth of lettuce. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Notes: Analysis of Phenolics of Bud Exudate of Populus laurifolia by GC-MS. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Bioactive constituents from Chinese natural medicines. XVII. constituents with radical scavenging effect and new glucosyloxybenzyl 2-isobutylmalates from Gymnadenia conopsea. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Water-soluble constituents of dill. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Antimicrobial agents from Bletilla striata. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . New Phenolic Derivatives from Galeola faberi. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Almazole C, a New Indole Alkaloid Bearing an Unusually 2,5-Disubstituted Oxazole Moiety, and its putative biogenetic peptidic precursors, from a senegalese delesseriacean seaweed. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → chemical compound
    Found in taxon → Gastrodia elata, Lupinus angustifolius, Populus laurifolia +17
    Mass → {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+124.052'}
    Instance of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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