3-Methylbenzyl Alcohol is useful for the synthesis of dialkyl aryl phosphates and dialkyl arylalkyl phosphates which possesses inhibitory activities against acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylchlorinesterase (BChE).
ChEBI: 3-methylbenzyl alcohol is a methylbenzyl alcohol that is toluene in which one of the meta hydrogens has been replaced by a hydroxymethyl group. It is a primary alcohol and a methylbenzyl alcohol.
3-Methylbenzyl alcohol participates in gas phase hydrogenation of methanolic solutions of isophthaldehyde over a Ni/SiO2 catalyst.