Pale-yellow liquid. Soluble in alcohol, ether, and benzene.
Urushiol can be used as a anti-corrosion coating for petroleum casing pipe.
Urushiol is the main constituent of the aliergenic oil of poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans), poison oak (T. diversilobum), Asiatic lacquer tree
(T. verniciferum D.C.) and other plants of the genera Toxicodendron and Anacardiaceae. A mixture of several compounds which are derivatives of catechol.
Mixture of catechol derivatives.
The toxic principle of poison ivy. Causes
severe allergenic dermatitis.
Urushiol is a generic name that indicates a mixture of
several close alkylcatechols contained in the sap of the
Anacardiaceae family such as Toxicodendron radicans
Kuntze (poison ivy) or Anacardium occidentale L.
(cashew nut tree). The R-side chain generally includes
13, 15, or 17 carbons. A urushiol with a C15 side chain
is named pentadecylcatechol (a term sometimes
employed in medical literature for poison ivy urushiol),
and a urushiol with a C17 side chain is a heptadecylcatechol
(mostly encountered in poison oak urushiol).
