1,3-dihydroxy-5-methylbenzene

CAS: 504-15-4 C7 H8 O2 MW: 124.13916000

Identification

Nameorcinol
IUPAC5-methylbenzene-1,3-diol
CAS Number504-15-4
EINECS207-984-2
FDA UNII534PMB3438
Molecular FormulaC7 H8 O2
Molecular Weight124.13916000
MDL NumberMFCD00002291
Nikkaji NumberJ6.215D
Beilstein1071903

Regulatory

Physical Properties

Assay 95.00 to 100.00
Food Chemicals Codex Listed No
Melting Point 107.50 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Boiling Point 289.50 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg, 259.00 to 260.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg (est)
Vapor Pressure 0.001000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est)
Flash Point 263.00 °F. TCC ( 128.50 °C. ) (est)
logP (o/w) 1.221 (est)
Soluble in water, 1.648e+004 mg/L @ 25 °C (est)

No sensory data available

Safety Information

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Oral/Parenteral Toxicityoral-rat LD50 844 mg/kg
Dermal ToxicityNot determined
Inhalation ToxicityNot determined

GHS Classification

['GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS)', 'GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements']

Safety in Use

Categorynatural substances and extractives
Recommendation for orcinol usage levels up tonot for fragrance use.
Recommendation for orcinol flavor usage levels up tonot for flavor use.

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Potential Uses

None Found

Natural Occurrence

found in nature

Synonyms

1,3- dihydroxy-5-methyl benzene 1,3- dihydroxy-5-methylbenzene 3,5- dihydroxytoluene 3- hydroxy-5-methyl phenol 3- hydroxy-5-methylphenol 5- methyl resorcinol 5- methyl-1,3-benzenediol 5- methylbenzene-1,3-diol 5- methylresorcinol PubMed: 2-Alkenal-scavenging ability of m-diphenols. PubMed: Orcinol glucoside produces antidepressant effects by blocking the behavioural and neuronal deficits caused by chronic stress. PubMed: Picea mariana bark: a new source of trans-resveratrol and other bioactive polyphenols. PubMed: Acid loads induced by the detoxification of plant secondary metabolites do not limit feeding by common brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula). PubMed: Development of a new sequential injection in-line cloud point extraction system for flame atomic absorption spectrometric determination of manganese in food samples. PubMed: A thioredoxin of Sinorhizobium meliloti CE52G is required for melanin production and symbiotic nitrogen fixation. PubMed: Utility of pentose colorimetric assay for the purification of potato lectin, an arabinose-rich glycoprotein. PubMed: Conflicting demands on detoxification pathways influence how common brushtail possums choose their diets. PubMed: Isolation and characterization of stelladerol, a new antioxidant naphthalene glycoside, and other antioxidant glycosides from edible daylily (hemerocallis) flowers. PubMed: Identification of chemical components of corn kernel pericarp wax associated with resistance to Aspergillus flavus infection and aflatoxin production. PubMed: Diversity of the polar lipids of the food-borne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes. PubMed: Quantification of polysaccharide in Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate and polysaccharide vaccines by high-performance anion-exchange chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection. PubMed: Biological activities of monoclonal antibodies to Mycoplasma pneumoniae membrane glycolipids. PubMed: The origin of urinary aromatic compounds excreted by ruminants. 4. The potential use of urine aromatic acid and phenol outputs as a measure of voluntary food intake. PubMed: [Analytic study of foaming agents in imported beers]. PubMed: Urinary quinol and orcinol outputs as indices of voluntary intake of heather (Calluna vulgaris L. (Hull)) by sheep. PubMed: Effect of Phloroglucinol and Resorcinol on the Clingstone Peach Polyphenol Oxidase-catalyzed Oxidation of 4-Methylcatechol.