Chemistry:2,3,6-Trimethylphenol

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2,3,6-Trimethylphenol
2,3,6-Trimethylphenol.svg
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 219-330-3
UNII
Properties
C9H12O
Molar mass 136.194 g·mol−1
Appearance white solid
Melting point 72 °C (162 °F; 345 K)
Hazards
GHS pictograms GHS05: CorrosiveGHS07: Harmful
GHS Signal word Danger
H315, H318
P260, P261, P264, P271, P272, P280, P301+330+331, P302+352, P303+361+353, P304+340, P305+351+338, P310, P312, P321, P332+313, P333+313, P362, P363, P403+233, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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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" (in en). https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/17016#section=Safety-and-Hazards. 
  2. Fiege, Helmut; Voges, Heinz-Werner; Hamamoto, Toshikazu; Umemura, Sumio; Iwata, Tadao; Miki, Hisaya; Fujita, Yasuhiro; Buysch, Hans-Josef et al. (2000). "Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a19_313.