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
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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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References

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Alissandrakis E., Tarantilis P.A., et al., 2007
Alissandrakis E.; Tarantilis P.A.; Harizanis P.C.; Polissiou M., Comparison of the volatile composition in thyme honeys from several origins in Greece, J. Agric. Food Chem., 2007, 55, 20, 8152-8157, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf071442y . [all data]

Mevy, Bousquet-Melou, et al., 2006
Mevy, J.P.; Bousquet-Melou, A.; Greff, S.; Millogo, J.; Fernandez, C., Chemical composition of the volatile oil of Laggera aurita Schulz from Burkina-Faso, Biochem. Syst. Ecol., 2006, 34, 11, 815-818, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bse.2006.06.005 . [all data]

Tuberoso, Kowalczyk, et al., 2005
Tuberoso, C.I.G.; Kowalczyk, A.; Coroneo, V.; Russo, M.T.; Dessì, S.; Cabras, P., Chemical Composition and Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Antifungal Activities of the Essential Oil of Achillea ligustica All., J. Agric. Food Chem., 2005, 53, 26, 10148-10153, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf0518913 . [all data]

Dwivedi, Khan, et al., 2004
Dwivedi, S.; Khan, M.; Srivastava, S.K.; Syamasunnder, K.V.; Srivastava, A., Essential oil composition of different accessions of Mentha × piperita L. grown on the northern plains of India, Flavour Fragr. J., 2004, 19, 5, 437-440, https://doi.org/10.1002/ffj.1333 . [all data]

Daferera, Ziogas, et al., 2003
Daferera, D.J.; Ziogas, B.N.; Polissiou, M.G., The effectiveness of plant essential oils on the growth of Botrytis cinerea, Fusarium sp. and Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis, Crop Prot., 2003, 22, 1, 39-44, retrieved from http://www.elsevier.com/gej-ng/10/25/40/84/25/31/article.pdf, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0261-2194(02)00095-9 . [all data]

El-Shazly, Dorai, et al., 2002
El-Shazly, A.; Dorai, G.; Wink, M., Composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oil and hexane-ether extract of Tanacetum santolinoides (DC.) Feinbr. and Fertig, Z. Naturforsch., 2002, 57c, 620-623. [all data]

Rojas and Usubillaga, 2000
Rojas, L.B.; Usubillaga, A., Composition of the essential oil fo Satureja brownei (SW.) Briq. from Venezuela, Flavour Fragr. J., 2000, 15, 1, 21-22, https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1026(200001/02)15:1<21::AID-FFJ861>3.0.CO;2-G . [all data]

Grzybowski, Lamparczyk, et al., 1980
Grzybowski, J.; Lamparczyk, H.; Nasal, A.; Radecki, A., Relationship between the retention indices of phenols on polar and non-polar stationary phases, J. Chromatogr., 1980, 196, 2, 217-223, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(00)80441-0 . [all data]

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