{chembox | Name = Phenethyl alcohol | Reference =^[1] | ImageFile = Phenethyl alcohol.png | ImageName = | IUPACName = 2-Phenylethanol | OtherNames = Phenethyl alcohol
Benzyl carbinol
β-Hydroxyethylbenzene
Benzenethanol | Section1 = ! colspan=2 style=”background: #f8eaba; text-align: center;” |Identifiers

|-

|

|

|-

|

|

|-

| ECHA InfoCard | Lua error in Module:Wikidata at line 879: attempt to index field ‘wikibase’ (a nil value). Lua error in Module:Wikidata at line 879: attempt to index field ‘wikibase’ (a nil value). |-

Template:Chembox E number

| colspan=”2″ |

|- | Section2 = ! colspan=2 style=”background: #f8eaba; text-align: center;” |Properties

|-

|

| C₈H₁₀O

|- | Molar mass

| 122.16 g/mol

|-

Template:Chembox Density Template:Chembox MeltingPt Template:Chembox BoilingPt | Section7 = ! colspan=2 style=”background: #f8eaba; text-align: center;” |Hazards

|-

Template:Chembox NFPA }}

Phenethyl alcohol, or 2-phenylethanol, is the organic compound with the formula C₆H₅CH₂CH₂OH. This colourless liquid occurs widely in nature, being found in a variety of essential oils, including rose, carnation, hyacinth, Aleppo pine, orange blossom, ylang-ylang, geranium, neroli, and champaca. It is slightly soluble in water (2 mL/100 mL H₂O), but miscible with ethanol and ether.

Phenethyl alcohol is an alcohol with a pleasant floral odor. It is therefore a common ingredient in flavors and perfumery, particularly when the smell of rose is desired. It is used an an additive in cigarettes. It is also used as a preservative in soaps due to its stability in basic conditions. In biology it is of interest due to its antimicrobial properties.