2-(4-Methylphenyl)propan-2-ol

Chemical Properties

colourless to light yellow liquid with a

Occurrence

Reported found in cranberry and bilberry, currants, mint, pepper, apricot, orange juice, lemon peel oil, grapefruit juice, mandarin peel oil, tangerine peel oil, satsuma mandarin peel oil, pineapple, fresh blackberry, heated blackberry, ginger, Scotch spearmint oil, parsley leaves, Thymus vulgaris L., Thymus zygis L., carrot, tomato, nutmeg, mace, parsley, Gruyere cheese, cognac, tea, passion fruit, plum, rose, apple, sweet marjoram, mango, parsnip, licorice, dill, juniper berry, myrtle leaf, rosemary, buchu oil, lemon balm, clary sage, Spanish sage, okra, cape gooseberry, pimento berry, calabash nutmeg, ashanti pepper, sweet grass oil, angelica root oil, eucalyptus oil and mastic gum oil.

Uses

2-?(4-?Methylphenyl)?propan-?2-?ol can be found in a variety of plants and other sources such as kiwis, pistachio oil and Algerian Thymus munbyanus. There is a study being done to try to extract the compound for the potential use as an antioxidants in an industrial scale for Algerian Thymus munbyanus.

Definition

ChEBI: P-Cymen-8-ol is an alkylbenzene.

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 20 ppm: fruity, cherry, sweet, hay-like with cereal and bread-like nuances.

General Description

Clear colorless to pale yellow liquid with an herbaceous celery-like odor.

Air & Water Reactions

Slightly soluble in water.

Reactivity Profile

2-(4-Methylphenyl)propan-2-ol is an alcohol. Flammable and/or toxic gases are generated by the combination of alcohols with alkali metals, nitrides, and strong reducing agents. They react with oxoacids and carboxylic acids to form esters plus water. Oxidizing agents convert them to aldehydes or ketones. Alcohols exhibit both weak acid and weak base behavior. They may initiate the polymerization of isocyanates and epoxides. 2-(4-Methylphenyl)propan-2-ol is incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.

Fire Hazard

2-(4-Methylphenyl)propan-2-ol is combustible.