2-isopropoxyphenol

Structural formula
General
Surname	2-isopropoxyphenol
other names	2-isopropoxyphenol; Catechol isopropyl ether; 2- (1-methylethoxy) phenol;
Molecular formula	C 9 H 12 O 2
Brief description	colorless to amber liquid
External identifiers / databases
EC number	225-379-1
ECHA InfoCard	100.023.072
PubChem	20949
ChemSpider	19709
Wikidata	Q26841286
properties
Molar mass	152.19 g mol −1
Physical state	liquid
density	1.03 g cm −3
Melting point	−35 ° C
boiling point	100–102 ° C (15 hPa)
solubility	sparingly soluble in water (1 g l −1 )
Refractive index	1.514 (20 ° C)
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances Caution
H and P phrases	H: 315-319-335
	P: 261-305 + 351 + 338
	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 .

o -Isopropoxyphenol is a flammable, hardly inflammable, colorless to amber-colored liquid that is sparingly soluble in water.

o -Isopropoxyphenol was used as a target chemical in the development of a method to measure the phenolic metabolites of pesticides in urine .

The vapors of o -isopropoxyphenol can form an explosive mixture with air ( flash point 88 ° C).

↑ ^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 .