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.

Creosol
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
2-Methoxy-4-methylphenol
Other names
4-Methylguaiacol; Valspice
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/C8H10O2/c1-6-3-4-7(9)8(5-6)10-2/h3-5,9H,1-2H3 checkY
    Key: PETRWTHZSKVLRE-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C8H10O2/c1-6-3-4-7(9)8(5-6)10-2/h3-5,9H,1-2H3
    Key: PETRWTHZSKVLRE-UHFFFAOYAK
  • Oc1ccc(C)cc1OC
Properties
C8H10O2
Molar mass 138.16 g/mol
Appearance Colorless to yellowish aromatic liquid
Density 1.0966 g/cm3 (20 °C) [1]
Melting point 5.5 °C (41.9 °F; 278.6 K)
Boiling point 221[1] °C (430 °F; 494 K)
Slightly soluble
Solubility in ethanol, ether, benzene Miscible
1.5373 (20 °C) [1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Sources

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Sources of creosol include:

Reactions

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Creosol reacts with hydrogen halides to give a catechol.

 

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Baird, Zachariah Steven; Uusi-Kyyny, Petri; Pokki, Juha-Pekka; Pedegert, Emilie; Alopaeus, Ville (6 Nov 2019). "Vapor Pressures, Densities, and PC-SAFT Parameters for 11 Bio-compounds". International Journal of Thermophysics. 40 (11): 102. Bibcode:2019IJT....40..102B. doi:10.1007/s10765-019-2570-9.
  2. ^ Dignum, Mark J.W.; Van Der Heijden, Rob; Kerler, Josef; Winkel, Chris; Verpoorte, Rob (2004). "Identification of glucosides in green beans of Vanilla planifolia Andrews and kinetics of vanilla β-glucosidase". Food Chemistry. 85 (2): 199–205. doi:10.1016/S0308-8146(03)00293-0.
  3. ^ 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 (abstract Archived 2014-03-13 at the Wayback Machine)
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