41340

2-Methoxy-4-methylphenol

analytical standard

• Synonym(s): 2-Hydroxy-5-methylanisole, 2-Methoxy-p-cresol, 4-Hydroxy-3-methoxytoluene, 4-Methylguaiacol, Creosol
• Linear Formula: CH₃OC₆H₃(CH₃)OH
• CAS Number: 93-51-6
• Molecular Weight: 138.16
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1862340
• EC Number: 202-252-9
• MDL number: MFCD00002378
• UNSPSC Code: 12164502
• PubChem Substance ID: 329756091
• NACRES: NA.24

Properties

• grade: analytical standard
• Quality Level: 100
• 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

Description

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.[1][2]

Application

2-Methoxy-4-methylphenol may be used as an analytical standard for the quantification of the analyte in biological samples,[3] wine,[4] and other alcohols,[1][2] plants,[5] cocoa beans,[6] agriculture products,[7] and cosmetic as well as sanitizing products[8] by various chromatography techniques.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS07
• signalword: Warning
• hcodes: H302,H315,H319
• pcodes: P264 - P280 - P301 + P312 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P332 + P313
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2
• Storage Class: 10 - Combustible liquids
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: 210.2 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: 99 °C - closed cup