Creosol: Difference between revisions

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| ImageFileL1=creosol.png

| ImageSizeL1=100px

| ImageFileR1=Creosol ball-and-stick.png

| ImageSizeR1=150px

| PIN=2-Methoxy-4-methylphenol

| OtherNames=4-Methylguaiacol; Valspice

| ChemSpiderID_Ref = {{chemspidercite|correct|chemspider}}

| CASNo=93-51-6

| PubChem=7144

| SMILES = Oc1ccc(C)cc1OC

| Formula=C₈H₁₀O₂

| MolarMass=138.16 g/mol

| Appearance=Colorless to yellowish aromatic liquid

| Density=1.0966 g/cm³ (20 °C) <ref name="Baird2019">{{cite journal |last1=Baird |first1=Zachariah Steven |last2=Uusi-Kyyny |first2=Petri |last3=Pokki |first3=Juha-Pekka |last4=Pedegert |first4=Emilie |last5=Alopaeus |first5=Ville |title=Vapor Pressures, Densities, and PC-SAFT Parameters for 11 Bio-compounds |journal=International Journal of Thermophysics |date=6 Nov 2019 |volume=40 |issue=11 |page=102 |doi=10.1007/s10765-019-2570-9|bibcode=2019IJT....40..102B |doi-access=free }}</ref>

| MeltingPtC=5.5

| BoilingPtC=221 <ref name="Baird2019" />

| RefractIndex = 1.5373 (20 °C) <ref name="Baird2019" />

| Solubility=Slightly soluble

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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

* Reduction product of [[vanillin]] using [[zinc]] powder in strong [[hydrochloric acid]] ([[Clemmensen reduction]])

* Found as [[glycoside]]s in green [[vanilla bean]]s<ref>{{Cite journal | title = Identification of glucosides in green beans of Vanilla planifolia Andrews and kinetics of vanilla β-glucosidase | journal = Food Chemistry | volume = 85 | issue = 2 | year = 2004 | pages = 199–205 | doi = 10.1016/S0308-8146(03)00293-0 | last1 = Dignum | first1 = Mark J.W. | last2 = Van Der Heijden | first2 = Rob | last3 = Kerler | first3 = Josef | last4 = Winkel | first4 = Chris | last5 = Verpoorte | first5 = Rob}}</ref>

* It is also found in [[tequila]].<ref>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 ([http://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/20083308167.html;jsessionid=82FF23BBEEED2B409045ED15966551B1 abstract] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313195245/http://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/20083308167.html;jsessionid=82FF23BBEEED2B409045ED15966551B1 |date=2014-03-13 }})</ref>

Creosol reacts with [[hydrogen halide]]s to give a [[catechol]].

:[[Image:creosolr.gif]]

* [[Vanillin]], a related phenol

==External links==

{{commonscat-inline|Creosol}}

[[Category:Alkylphenols]]