2,3,6-Trimethylphenol

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2,3,6-Trimethylphenol
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
2,3,6-Trimethylphenol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 219-330-3
PubChem CID
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C9H12O/c1-6-4-5-7(2)9(10)8(6)3/h4-5,10H,1-3H3
    Key: QQOMQLYQAXGHSU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • CC1=C(C(=C(C=C1)C)O)C
Properties
C9H12O
Molar mass 136.194 g·mol−1
Appearancewhite solid
Melting point 72 °C (162 °F; 345 K)
Hazards
GHS labelling: [1]
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Danger
H315, H318
P260, P261, P264, P271, P272, P280, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P312, P321, P332+P313, P333+P313, P362, P363, P403+P233, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

2,3,6-Trimethylphenol is an organic compound with the formula (CH3)3C6H2OH. As a precursor to vitamin E, it is the most widely used of the several isomers of trimethylphenol.

2,3,6-Trimethylphenol is produced industrially by the methylation of m-cresol with methanol in the presence of a solid acid. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "2,3,6-Trimethylphenol". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  2. ↑ Fiege, Helmut; Voges, Heinz-Werner; Hamamoto, Toshikazu; Umemura, Sumio; Iwata, Tadao; Miki, Hisaya; Fujita, Yasuhiro; Buysch, Hans-Josef; Garbe, Dorothea; Paulus, Wilfried (2000). "Phenol Derivatives". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry . Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a19_313. ISBN   3527306730.


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