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5-Methyl-2-(1-Methylethyl)Phenol

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SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
5-methyl-2-(propan-2-yl)phenol
IUPAC Traditional name
thymol

DATABASE IDS

PubChem SID 46504674
CAS Number 89-83-8
PubChem CID 6989

PROPERTIES

Hydrophobicity(logP) 3.30 [HANSCH,C ET AL. (1995)]
Solubility 0.9 mg/mL at 20 oC [YALKOWSKY,SH & DANNENFELSER,RM (1992)]

DETAILS

Description (English)
Item Information
Drug Groups experimental
Description A phenol obtained from thyme oil or other volatile oils. It is used as a stabilizer in pharmaceutic preparations. It has been used for its antiseptic, antibacterial, and antifungal actions, and was formerly used as a vermifuge. (Dorland, 28th ed)

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