Skip to Content
Merck
All Photos(4)

Key Documents

View All Documentation

D175404

Sigma-Aldrich

3,4-Dimethylphenol

98%

Synonym(s):

1,2-Dimethyl-4-hydroxybenzene, 3,4-Xylenol, 4-Hydroxy-o-xylene

Sign Into View Organizational & Contract Pricing
All Photos(4)

About This Item

Linear Formula:
(CH3)2C6H3OH
CAS Number:
95-65-8
Molecular Weight:
122.16
Beilstein:
1099267
EC Number:
202-439-5
MDL number:
MFCD00002304
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24893534
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

98%

form

crystals

bp

227 °C (lit.)

mp

65-68 °C

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

Cc1ccc(O)cc1C

InChI

1S/C8H10O/c1-6-3-4-8(9)5-7(6)2/h3-5,9H,1-2H3

InChI key

YCOXTKKNXUZSKD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Looking for similar products? Visit Product Comparison Guide

Related Categories

Application

Applications of 3,4-dimethylphenol:
  • It can react with ethyl cinnamates in trifluoroacetic acid to form the corresponding dihydrocoumarin derivatives.
  • Bromination of 3,4-dimethylphenol using bromine can lead to 6-bromo-3,4-dimethylphenol.
  • It can react with 1-fluoro-4-chloromethyl-1,4-diazoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane bis(tetrafluoro-borate) (Selectfluor® F-TEDA-BF4) to form 4-fluoro-3,4-dimethylcyclohexa-2,5-dienone.

Legal Information

Selectfluor is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H301 + H311,H314,H411

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class Code

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

230.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

110 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Search for Certificates of Analysis (COA) by entering the products Lot/Batch Number. Lot and Batch Numbers can be found on a product’s label following the words ‘Lot’ or ‘Batch’.

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library

Synthesis, x-ray structures, conformational fixation, and proton NMR spectroscopic studies.
Andreetti G D, et al.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 58(15), 4023-4032 (1993)
A convenient synthesis of dihydrocoumarins from phenols and cinnamic acid derivatives
Aoki S, et al.
Tetrahedron, 61(39), 9291-9297 (2005)
Efficient Synthesis of 4-Fluorocyclohexa-2, 5-dienone Derivatives using N-fluoro-1, 4-diazoniabicyclo [2.2. 2] octane Salt Analogues
Stavber S, et al.
Synlett, 1999(09), 1375-1378 (1999)
A Dasgupta et al.
Journal of forensic sciences, 42(4), 697-700 (1997-07-01)
Benzyl alcohol is commonly used as an antibacterial agent in a variety of pharmaceutical formulations. Several fatalities in neonates have been linked to benzyl alcohol poisoning. Most methods for measuring benzyl alcohol concentrations in serum utilize direct extraction followed by
V Shingler et al.
Journal of bacteriology, 174(3), 711-724 (1992-02-01)
The meta-cleavage pathway for catechol is one of the major routes for the microbial degradation of aromatic compounds. Pseudomonas sp. strain CF600 grows efficiently on phenol, cresols, and 3,4-dimethylphenol via a plasmid-encoded multicomponent phenol hydroxylase and a subsequent meta-cleavage pathway.
View All Related Papers

Our team of scientists has experience in all areas of research including Life Science, Material Science, Chemical Synthesis, Chromatography, Analytical and many others.

Contact Technical Service