Isocreosol

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Structural formula
Isocreosol structural formula
General
Surname Isocreosol
other names
  • 2-methoxy-5-methylphenol
  • 5-methylguaiacol
  • 6-methoxy- m -cresol
  • Isocreosol
Molecular formula C 8 H 10 O 2
Brief description

white leaflets

External identifiers / databases
CAS number 1195-09-1
EC number 214-791-7
ECHA InfoCard 100.013.447
PubChem 14519
ChemSpider 13863
Wikidata Q10303982
properties
Molar mass 138.16 g mol −1
Physical state

liquid

Melting point

35-39 ° C

boiling point

115-117 ° C (20 mmHg )

solubility

slightly soluble in water

Refractive index

1.5340

safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances
07 - Warning

Caution

H and P phrases H: 302-315-319-335
P: 261-280-301 + 310-305 + 351 + 338-304 + 340-362-312-405-403 + 233-501
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

Isokreosol is an aromatic compound with the empirical formula C 8 H 10 O 2 . It is an isomer to creosol , from which it differs only in the position of the methoxy group. It can be seen as a methyl derivative of guaiacol or a methoxy derivative of m- cresol .

The picrate crystallizes from ethanol in orange-red leaflets with a melting point of 87.5 ° C.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b O. de Vries: Homocatechol and its methyl ethers ; Chemisches Zentralblatt , 1909, Volume II, No. 12, pp. 979-980 ( PDF ).
  2. ↑ a b c d e f data sheet 2-methoxy-5-methylphenol, 98% from AlfaAesar, accessed on March 13, 2017 ( PDF )(JavaScript required) .