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2-Methoxy-4-methylphenol

≥98%

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Synonym(s):
2-Hydroxy-5-methylanisole, 2-Methoxy-p-cresol, 4-Hydroxy-3-methoxytoluene, 4-Methylguaiacol, Creosol
Linear Formula:
CH3OC6H3(CH3)OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
138.16
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1862340
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

assay

≥98%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.537 (lit.)

bp

221-222 °C (lit.)

mp

5 °C (lit.)

density

1.092 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

COc1cc(C)ccc1O

InChI

1S/C8H10O2/c1-6-3-4-7(9)8(5-6)10-2/h3-5,9H,1-2H3

InChI key

PETRWTHZSKVLRE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

2-Methoxy-4-methylphenol is the major component of black-ripe table olive aroma. It is the major anti-inflammatory compound in bamboo vinegar. Kinetics of reaction of 2-methoxy-4-methylphenol with chlorine atoms was studied.

Application

2-Methoxy-4-methylphenol was used in preparation of renewable bis(cyanate) esters.

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Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

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Angelina Sansone-Land et al.
Food chemistry, 149, 285-295 (2013-12-04)
Volatile constituents of commercial black-ripe table olives (Olea europaea) from the United States, Spain, Egypt and Morocco were analysed by gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Dynamic headspace sampling was used to isolate a variety of aldehydes, alcohols, esters
Amélie Lauraguais et al.
The journal of physical chemistry. A, 118(10), 1777-1784 (2014-02-28)
The reaction of a series of oxygenated aromatics (two methoxybenzene and six methoxyphenol isomers) with chlorine atoms has been studied in two simulation chambers with volumes of 1080 and 480 L at the University of Wuppertal. Experiments were performed at
Heather A Meylemans et al.
Biomacromolecules, 14(3), 771-780 (2013-01-18)
A series of renewable bis(cyanate) esters have been prepared from bisphenols synthesized by condensation of 2-methoxy-4-methylphenol (creosol) with formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, and propionaldehyde. The cyanate esters have been fully characterized by infrared spectroscopy, (1)H and (13)C NMR spectroscopy, and single crystal
Chen-Lung Ho et al.
PloS one, 8(10), e75738-e75738 (2013-10-15)
Bamboo vinegar (BV), a natural liquid derived from the condensation produced during bamboo charcoal production, has been used in agriculture and as a food additive, but its application to immune modulation has not been reported. Here, we demonstrated that BV
Anthea L Fudge et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 60(1), 52-59 (2011-12-02)
In this study, the suitability of mid-infrared (MIR) spectroscopy, combined with principal component analysis (PCA) and linear discriminant analysis (LDA), was evaluated as a rapid analytical technique to identify smoke tainted wines. Control (i.e., unsmoked) and smoke-affected wines (260 in

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