Creosol
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| Preferred IUPAC name
2-Methoxy-4-methylphenol | |||
| Other names
4-Methylguaiacol; Valspice
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| Properties | |||
| C8H10O2 | |||
| Molar mass | 138.16 g/mol | ||
| Appearance | Colorless to yellowish aromatic liquid | ||
| Density | 1.0966 g/cm3 (20 °C) [1] | ||
| Melting point | 5.5 °C (41.9 °F; 278.6 K) | ||
| Boiling point | 221[1] °C (430 °F; 494 K) | ||
| Slightly soluble | |||
| Solubility in ethanol, ether, benzene | Miscible | ||
Refractive index (nD)
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1.5373 (20 °C) [1] | ||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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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:
- Coal tar creosote
- Wood creosote
- Reduction product of vanillin using zinc powder in strong hydrochloric acid (Clemmensen reduction)
- Found as glycosides in green vanilla beans[2]
- It is also found in tequila.[3]
Reactions
Creosol reacts with hydrogen halides to give a catechol.
See also
- Vanillin, a related phenol
References
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- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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.
- ^ 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 Script error: No such module "webarchive".)
External links
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