2-isopropoxyphenol
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Surname | 2-isopropoxyphenol | ||||||||||||||||||
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Molecular formula | C 9 H 12 O 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Brief description |
colorless to amber liquid |
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Molar mass | 152.19 g mol −1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Physical state |
liquid |
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density |
1.03 g cm −3 |
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Melting point |
−35 ° C |
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boiling point |
100–102 ° C (15 hPa) |
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solubility |
sparingly soluble in water (1 g l −1 ) |
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Refractive index |
1.514 (20 ° C) |
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As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . Refractive index: Na-D line , 20 ° C |
o -Isopropoxyphenol is a chemical compound from the group of phenol ethers and a metabolite of Propoxur .
Extraction and presentation
o -Isopropoxyphenol can be obtained as the main product of the reaction of catechol with isopropyl bromide in the presence of sodium methoxide in methanol .
properties
o -Isopropoxyphenol is a flammable, hardly inflammable, colorless to amber-colored liquid that is sparingly soluble in water.
use
o -Isopropoxyphenol was used as a target chemical in the development of a method to measure the phenolic metabolites of pesticides in urine .
safety instructions
The vapors of o -isopropoxyphenol can form an explosive mixture with air ( flash point 88 ° C).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Entry on o-isopropoxyphenol in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on March 29, 2020(JavaScript required) .
- ↑ a b Data sheet 2-Isopropoxyphenol, 97% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on March 29, 2020 ( PDF ).
- ↑ VB Deodhar, VS Dalavoy, UR Nayak: ChemInform Abstract: A Simple Synthesis of o-Isopropoxyphenol . In: ChemInform . tape 23 , no. May 19 , 1992, ISSN 1522-2667 , doi : 10.1002 / chin.199219135 .
- ↑ Google Patents: EP0276030A1 - Process for the preparation of o-isopropoxyphenol , accessed March 29, 2020.