2,5-xylenol

2,5-dimethylphenol

CAS: 95-87-4 C8 H10 O MW: 122.16690000 phenolic musty

Identification

Name2,5-xylenol
IUPAC2,5-dimethylphenol
CAS Number95-87-4
EINECS202-461-5
FDA UNIIXH3E3564KX
Molecular FormulaC8 H10 O
Molecular Weight122.16690000
MDL NumberMFCD00002237
Nikkaji NumberJ43.459K
Beilstein1099260
CoE Number537
XlogP32.30 (est)

Regulatory

JECFA Food Flavoring706 2,5-xylenol
DG SANTE Food Flavourings04.019 2,5-dimethylphenol
FEMA Number3595
FDANo longer provide for the use of these seven synthetic flavoring substances
FDA Mainterm (SATF)95-87-4 ; 2,5-XYLENOL

Physical Properties

Appearance white to tan crystals (est)
Assay 99.00 to 100.00
Food Chemicals Codex Listed No
Specific Gravity 0.97100 @ 25.00 °C.
Melting Point 75.00 to 77.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Boiling Point 211.00 to 212.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Vapor Pressure 0.128000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est)
Flash Point > 230.00 °F. TCC ( > 110.00 °C. )
logP (o/w) 2.330
Soluble in alcohol
Insoluble in water

Cosmetic Information

CosIngcosmetic data
Cosmetic Usesperfuming agents

Organoleptic Properties

Odor Description
at 0.10 % in propylene glycol.
Sweet, naphthyl, phenolic, smoke, bacon and Iysol-like
Taste Description at 10.00 ppm.

Safety Information

Preferred SDSView
European informationMost important hazard(s):
Oral/Parenteral Toxicityoral-rat LD50 444 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

Categoryflavor and fragrance agents
RIFM Fragrance Material Safety AssessmentSearch
Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-EU)0.49 (μg/capita/day)
Maximised Survey-derived Daily Intakes (MSDI-USA)0.03 (μg/capita/day)
baked goods-
beverages(nonalcoholic)-
beverages(alcoholic)-
breakfast cereal-
cheese-
chewing gum-
condiments / relishes-
confectionery froastings-
egg products-
fats / oils-
fish products-
frozen dairy-
fruit ices-
gelatins / puddings-
granulated sugar-
gravies-
hard candy-
imitation dairy-
instant coffee / tea-
jams / jellies-
meat products-
milk products-
nut products-
other grains-
poultry-
processed fruits-
processed vegetables-
reconstituted vegetables-
seasonings / flavors-
snack foods-
soft candy-
soups-
sugar substitutes-
sweet sauces-

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Potential Uses

FL bacon FL smoke

Natural Occurrence

coffee arabica coffee bean whiskey

Synonyms

2,5- dimethyl phenol 3,6- dimethyl phenol 1,4- dimethyl-2-hydroxybenzene 2,5- dimethyl-phenol 2,5- dimethylbenzolol 2,5- dimethylphenol 1- hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl benzene 2- hydroxy-p-xylene phenol, 2,5-dimethyl- p- xylenol US Patents: 3,946,080 - Flavouring and perfuming ingredients PubMed: Defensive secretions of the carabid beetle Chlaenius cordicollis: chemical components and their geographic patterns of variation. US Patents: 3,952,024 - Furfurylthioacetone PubMed: Prompt HO2 formation following the reaction of OH with aromatic compounds under atmospheric conditions. PubMed: Agarose-gel-immobilized recombinant bacterial biosensors for simple and disposable on-site detection of phenolic compounds. PubMed: Solid-phase extraction of antipyrine dye for spectrophotometric determination of phenolic compounds in water. PubMed: Selective determination of 2,4-xylenol by gas chromatography/supersonic jet/resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization/time-of-flight mass spectrometry. PubMed: A simple HPLC-fluorescence method for quantitation of curcuminoids and its application to turmeric products. PubMed: Tropospheric multiphase chemistry of 2,5- and 2,6-dimethylphenols: determination of the mass accommodation coefficients and the Henry's law constants. PubMed: Molecular and biochemical characterization of the xlnD-encoded 3-hydroxybenzoate 6-hydroxylase involved in the degradation of 2,5-xylenol via the gentisate pathway in Pseudomonas alcaligenes NCIMB 9867. PubMed: Molecular characterization of an inducible gentisate 1,2-dioxygenase gene, xlnE, from Pseudomonas alcaligenes NCIMB 9867. PubMed: A new variant activator involved in the degradation of phenolic compounds from a strain of Pseudomonas putida. PubMed: Toxicity and kinetic parameters of the aerobic biodegradation of the phenol and alkylphenols by a mixed culture. PubMed: Glucuronidation of propofol and its analogs by human and rat liver microsomes. PubMed: Determination of estrogenic activity in landfill leachate by simplified yeast two-hybrid assay. PubMed: Microcosm studies of microbial degradation in a coal tar distillate plume. PubMed: Organization and regulation of meta cleavage pathway genes for toluene and o-xylene derivative degradation in Pseudomonas stutzeri OX1. PubMed: Threonine 201 in the diiron enzyme toluene 4-monooxygenase is not required for catalysis. PubMed: Group II intron from Pseudomonas alcaligenes NCIB 9867 (P25X): entrapment in plasmid RP4 and sequence analysis. PubMed: Transformations of Aromatic Compounds by Nitrosomonas europaea. PubMed: A novel toluene-3-monooxygenase pathway cloned from Pseudomonas pickettii PKO1. PubMed: Concentrations of phenol, o-cresol, and 2,5-xylenol in the urine of workers employed in the distillation of the phenolic fraction of tar. PubMed: Effect of p-xylene metabolites, p-methylbenzyl alcohol and 2,5-dimethylphenol, on rat hepatic and pulmonary microsomal metabolism. PubMed: Gas chromatographic determination of cresols in the biological fluids of a non-fatal case of cresol intoxication. PubMed: Acute toxicity of cresols, xylenols, and trimethylphenols to Daphnia magna Straus 1820. PubMed: Regulation of isofunctional enzymes in Pseudomonas alcaligenes mutants defective in the gentisate pathway. PubMed: Separation and determination of phenol, alpha-naphthol m- and p-, o-cresols and 2,5-xylenol, and catechol in the urine after mixed exposure to phenol, naphthalene, cresols, and xylenols. PubMed: A kinetic colorimetric assay of gamma-glutamyltransferase. PubMed: Evidence for isofunctional enzymes used in m-cresol and 2,5-xylenol degradation via the gentisate pathway in Pseudomonas alcaligenes. PubMed: Bacterial metabolism of para- and meta-xylene: oxidation of the aromatic ring. PubMed: A novel mechanism for the NIH-shift. PubMed: The enzymic degradation of alkyl-substituted gentisates, maleates and malates. PubMed: Gentisic acid and its 3- and 4-methyl-substituted homologoues as intermediates in the bacterial degradation of m-cresol, 3,5-xylenol and 2,5-xylenol.