Method of purification of beta -phenylethyl alcohol

摘要

A method of purification of crude beta -phenylethyl alcohol to give a highly pure beta -phenylethyl alcohol suitable as a perfume, which comprises subjecting the crude beta -phenylethyl alcohol to azeotropic distillation in the presence of an azeotropic solvent selected from water, an alkylene glycol, an alkylene glycol monoalkyl ether and a mixture of two or more kinds of these solvents, or extractive distillation in the presence of an extractive solvent selected from glycerine, an alkylene glycol, a polyalkylene glycol, an alkylene glycol monoalkyl ether, a polyalkylene glycol monoalkyl ether and a mixture of two or more kinds of these solvents.