CAS 9009-62-5PubChem CID 460
Guaiacol
Guaiacol is a monomethoxybenzene that consists of phenol with a methoxy substituent at the ortho position. It has a role as a disinfectant, a plant metabolite, an expectorant and an EC 1.1.1.25 (shikimate dehydrogenase) inhibitor. It is functionally related to a catechol.
— ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 2-methoxyphenol
- Molecular formula
- C7H8O2
- Molecular weight
- 124.14 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 124.052429494 Da
- XLogP3
- 1.3
- Topological polar surface area
- 29.5 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 2
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
90-05-1o-Methoxyphenol2-Hydroxyanisoleo-GuaiacolGuaiastilPyroguaiac acido-HydroxyanisolePhenol, 2-methoxy-
16 more reported names
Anastil1-Hydroxy-2-methoxybenzenePyrocatechol monomethyl etherGuaicolPhenol, o-methoxy-GuaicolinaGuajolGuasolO-Methyl catecholCreodon2-Methoxy-PhenolGuajacolGuajakolCatechol monomethyl etherFEMA No. 2532Pyrocatechol methyl ester
External database identifiers
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