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(Redirected from 2-Methoxy-4-methylphenol) Not to be confused with cresol.
Creosol
Names
Preferred IUPAC name 2-Methoxy-4-methylphenol
Other names 4-Methylguaiacol; Valspice
Identifiers
CAS Number
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InChI
  • InChI=1S/C8H10O2/c1-6-3-4-7(9)8(5-6)10-2/h3-5,9H,1-2H3Key: PETRWTHZSKVLRE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/C8H10O2/c1-6-3-4-7(9)8(5-6)10-2/h3-5,9H,1-2H3Key: PETRWTHZSKVLRE-UHFFFAOYAK
SMILES
  • Oc1ccc(C)cc1OC
Properties
Chemical formula C8H10O2
Molar mass 138.16 g/mol
Appearance Colorless to yellowish aromatic liquid
Density 1.0966 g/cm (20 °C)
Melting point 5.5 °C (41.9 °F; 278.6 K)
Boiling point 221 °C (430 °F; 494 K)
Solubility in water Slightly soluble
Solubility in ethanol, ether, benzene Miscible
Refractive index (nD) 1.5373 (20 °C)
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Chemical compound

Creosol is a chemical compound with the molecular formula C8H10O2. It is one of the components of creosote. Compared with phenol, creosol is a less toxic disinfectant.

Sources

Sources of creosol include:

Reactions

Creosol reacts with hydrogen halides to give a catechol.

See also

References

  1. ^ Baird, Zachariah Steven; Uusi-Kyyny, Petri; Pokki, Juha-Pekka; Pedegert, Emilie; Alopaeus, Ville (6 Nov 2019). "Vapor Pressures, Densities, and PC-SAFT Parameters for 11 Bio-compounds". International Journal of Thermophysics. 40 (11): 102. Bibcode:2019IJT....40..102B. doi:10.1007/s10765-019-2570-9.
  2. Dignum, Mark J.W.; Van Der Heijden, Rob; Kerler, Josef; Winkel, Chris; Verpoorte, Rob (2004). "Identification of glucosides in green beans of Vanilla planifolia Andrews and kinetics of vanilla β-glucosidase". Food Chemistry. 85 (2): 199–205. doi:10.1016/S0308-8146(03)00293-0.
  3. Characterization of volatile compounds from ethnic Agave alcoholic beverages by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. León-Rodríguez, A. de, Escalante-Minakata, P., Jiménez-García, M. I., Ordoñez-Acevedo, L. G., Flores Flores, J. L. and Barba de la Rosa, A. P., Food Technology and Biotechnology, 2008, Volume 46, Number 4, pages 448-455 (abstract Archived 2014-03-13 at the Wayback Machine)

External links

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