Chemical Properties
Clear colorless to pale brown liquid
Uses
It is used to produce 1-bromomethyl-2,3-difluoro-benzene with reagent PBr3 and solvent toluene at the temperature of 100°C for 1 hour. 2,3-Difluorobenzyl alcohol may be used in chemical synthesis studies.
Definition
ChEBI: 2,3-difluorobenzyl alcohol is a member of the class of benzyl alcohols that is benzyl alcohol substituted by fluoro groups at positions 2 and 3 respectively. It is an organofluorine compound and a member of benzyl alcohols.