Skip to Content
MilliporeSigma
All Photos(1)

Documents

41340

Supelco

2-Methoxy-4-methylphenol

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

2-Hydroxy-5-methylanisole, 2-Methoxy-p-cresol, 4-Hydroxy-3-methoxytoluene, 4-Methylguaiacol, Creosol

Sign Into View Organizational & Contract Pricing


About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH3OC6H3(CH3)OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
138.16
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1862340
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

assay

≥98.0% (GC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

refractive index

n20/D 1.535-1.539
n20/D 1.537 (lit.)

bp

221-222 °C (lit.)

mp

5 °C (lit.)

density

1.092 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

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

Looking for similar products? Visit Product Comparison Guide

General description

2-Methoxy-4-methylphenol, a methoxy alkylphenol that can potentially impart sensory and nutritional qualities to the food and beverage products, is generally added as a flavor ingredient. 2-Methoxy-4-methylphenol is also used as a component of cosmetic products.

Application

2-Methoxy-4-methylphenol may be used as an analytical standard for the quantification of the analyte in biological samples, wine, and other alcohols, plants, cocoa beans, agriculture products, and cosmetic as well as sanitizing products by various chromatography techniques.

pictograms

Exclamation mark

signalword

Warning

Hazard Classifications

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

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

210.2 °F

flash_point_c

99 °C


Choose from one of the most recent versions:

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number

Sorry, we don't have COAs for this product available online at this time.

If you need assistance, please contact Customer Support.

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library

Customers Also Viewed

Slide 1 of 1

1 of 1

Guaiacol natural, ≥99%, FG

Sigma-Aldrich

W253200

Guaiacol

Simultaneous determination of 2-methoxyphenol, 2-methoxy-4-methylphenol, 2, 6-dimethoxyphenol and 4?-hydroxy-3?-methoxyacetophenone in urine by capillary gas chromatography
Bieniek G
Journal of Chromatography. B, Biomedical Applications, 795(2), 389-394 (2003)
Identification and quantification of 56 targeted phenols in wines, spirits, and vinegars by online solid-phase extraction-ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-orbitrap mass spectrometry
Barnaba C, et al.
Journal of Chromatography A, 1423(4), 124-135 (2015)
Characterization of pyroligneous acid used in agriculture by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
Souza J, et al.
Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society, 23(4), 610-617 (2012)
Potential of Pyroligneous Extract of Eucalyptus Wood as a Preservative of Cosmetic and Sanitizing Products
Almeida RSR, et al.
Waste and biomass valorization, 10(5), 1111-1118 (2019)
Multivariate statistical analysis of gas chromatograms to differentiate cocoa masses by geographical origin and roasting conditions
Hernandez CV and Rutledge DN
Analyst, 119(6), 1171-1176 (1994)

Our team of scientists has experience in all areas of research including Life Science, Material Science, Chemical Synthesis, Chromatography, Analytical and many others.

Contact Technical Service