Mesitol

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Structural formula
Structural formula of mesitol
General
Surname Mesitol
other names
  • 2,4,6-trimethylphenol
  • Hydroxymesitylene
Molecular formula C 9 H 12 O
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 527-60-6
EC number 208-419-2
ECHA InfoCard 100.007.655
PubChem 10698
Wikidata Q15725609
properties
Molar mass 136.19 g mol −1
Physical state

firmly

Melting point

70-72 ° C

boiling point

220 ° C

safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances
05 - Corrosive 09 - Dangerous for the environment

danger

H and P phrases H: 314-411
P: 260-280-303 + 361 + 353-304 + 340 + 310-305 + 351 + 338
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Mesitol ( 2,4,6-trimethylphenol ) is an aromatic compound with three methyl groups and one hydroxy group . The name and structure of mesitol is derived from the combination of the aromatic compounds mesitylene (symmetrical trimethylbenzene) and phenol .

presentation

Mesitol can be obtained within 4 hours by reacting mesitylene with peroxomonophosphoric acid at room temperature.

Oxidation of mesitylene to mesitol with peroxomonophosphoric acid

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d data sheet Mesitol from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on June 30, 2016 ( PDF ).Template: Sigma-Aldrich / name not given
  2. ↑ Ogata, Y .; Sawaki, Y .; Tomizawa, K .; Ohno, T .: Aromatic hydroxylation with peroxymonophosphoric acid , in: Tetrahedron , 1981 , 37 , pp. 1485-1486, doi : 10.1016 / S0040-4020 (01) 92087-3 .