Thymol

• Formula: C₁₀H₁₄O
• Molecular weight: 150.2176
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C10H14O/c1-7(2)9-5-4-8(3)6-10(9)11/h4-7,11H,1-3H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: MGSRCZKZVOBKFT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 89-83-8
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Phenol, 5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)-; p-Cymen-3-ol; Thyme camphor; 2-Isopropyl-5-methylphenol; 3-Hydroxy-p-cymene; 3-Methyl-6-isopropylphenol; 5-Methyl-2-isopropylphenol; 6-Isopropyl-m-cresol; 6-Isopropyl-3-methylphenol; m-Cresol, 6-isopropyl-; p-Cymene, 3-hydroxy-; Phenol, 2-isopropyl-5-methyl-; Thymic acid; 1-Hydroxy-5-methyl-2-isopropylbenzene; 1-Methyl-3-hydroxy-4-isopropylbenzene; 3-p-Cymenol; 3-Hydroxy-1-methyl-4-isopropylbenzene; 5-Methyl-2-isopropyl-1-phenol; 5-Methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)phenol; Isopropyl-m-cresol; m-Thymol; 2-Hydroxy-1-isopropyl-4-methylbenzene; NSC 11215; 2-Isopropyl-5-methylphenol (thymol); Isopropyl cresol
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Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, polar column, temperature ramp

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References

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Paolini, Muselli, et al., 2007
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Pinto, Pina-Vaz, et al., 2006
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Cozzani, Muselli, et al., 2005
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Fanciullino, Gancel, et al., 2005
Fanciullino, A.-L.; Gancel, A.-L.; Froelicher, Y.; Luro, F.; Ollitrault, P.; Brillouet, J.-M., Effects of Nucleo-cytoplasmic Interactions on Leaf Volatile Compounds from Citrus Somatic Diploid Hybrids, J. Agric. Food Chem., 2005, 53, 11, 4517-4523, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf0502855 . [all data]

Paolini, Costa, et al., 2005
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Verzera, Trozzi, et al., 2005
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Flamini, Luigi Cioni, et al., 2004
Flamini, G.; Luigi Cioni, P.; Morelli, I., Essential oils of Galeopsis pubescens and G. tetrahit from Tuscany (Italy), Flavour Fragr. J., 2004, 19, 4, 327-329, https://doi.org/10.1002/ffj.1307 . [all data]

Bassole, Ouattara, et al., 2003
Bassole, I.H.N.; Ouattara, A.S.; Nebie, R.; Ouattara, C.A.T.; Kabore, Z.I.; Traore, S.A., Chemical composition and antibacterial activities of the essential oils of Lippia chevalieri and Lippia multiflora from Burkina Faso, Phytochemistry, 2003, 62, 2, 209-212, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00477-6 . [all data]

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Bonvehi and Coll, 2003
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Gancel, A.-L.; Ollitrault, P.; Froelicher, Y.; Tomi, F.; Jacquemond, C.; Luro, F.; Brillouet, J.-M., Leaf volatile compounds of seven citrus somatic tetraploid hybrids sharing willow leaf mandarin (Citrus deliciosa Ten.) as their common parent, J. Agric. Food Chem., 2003, 51, 20, 6006-6013, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf0345090 . [all data]

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Lota, de Rocca Serra, et al., 2000
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Guillard, le Quere, et al., 1997
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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tend	Final temperature
  Tstart	Initial temperature

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