Chemical Properties
beige crystalline powder or chunks
Chemical Properties
Hydroquinone monoethyl ether has a sweet herbaceous odor, which is reminiscent of anise and fennel
Uses
Intermediates of Liquid Crystals
Uses
4-Ethoxyphenol has been used as substrate to evaluate kinetic constant for the monophenolase activity of mushroom tyrosinase.
Definition
ChEBI: 4-Ethoxyphenol is a member of phenols and an aromatic ether.
General Description
4-Ethoxyphenol is the major dehalogenated product formed during H
2O
2-driven microperoxidase-8-catalyzed dehalogenation of 4-fluorophenol.
Safety Profile
Poison by
intraperitoneal route. Experimentalreproductive effects. An irritant. When
heated to decomposition it emits acrid
smoke and irritating fumes.