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orcinol
1,3-dihydroxy-5-methylbenzene

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Name:5-methylbenzene-1,3-diol
CAS Number: 504-15-4Picture of molecule3D/inchi
ECHA EINECS - REACH Pre-Reg:207-984-2
FDA UNII: 534PMB3438
Nikkaji Web:J6.215D
Beilstein Number:1071903
MDL:MFCD00002291
XlogP3-AA:1.60 (est)
Molecular Weight:124.13916000
Formula:C7 H8 O2
BioActivity Summary:listing
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Category:natural substances and extractives
 
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Physical Properties:
Assay: 95.00 to 100.00
Food Chemicals Codex Listed: No
Melting Point: 107.50 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Boiling Point: 289.50 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Boiling Point: 259.00 to 260.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg (est)
Vapor Pressure:0.001000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est)
Flash Point: 263.00 °F. TCC ( 128.50 °C. ) (est)
logP (o/w): 1.221 (est)
Soluble in:
 water, 1.648e+004 mg/L @ 25 °C (est)
 
Organoleptic Properties:
Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found).
 
Cosmetic Information:
None found
 
Suppliers:
BOC Sciences
For experimental / research use only.
Orcinol >98%
Coompo
For experimental / research use only.
Orcinol from Plants ≥96%
EMD Millipore
For experimental / research use only.
3,5-Dihydroxytoluene
sds
Santa Cruz Biotechnology
For experimental / research use only.
Orcinol
Sigma-Aldrich: Aldrich
For experimental / research use only.
Orcinol 97%
sds
TCI AMERICA
For experimental / research use only.
5-Methylresorcinol Anhydrous >98.0%(GC)
sds
 
Safety Information:
Preferred SDS: View
 
Hazards identification
 
Classification of the substance or mixture
GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS)
None found.
GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements
 
Pictogram
 
Hazard statement(s)
None found.
Precautionary statement(s)
None found.
Oral/Parenteral Toxicity:
oral-rat LD50 844 mg/kg
Gigiena Truda i Professional'naya Patologiya v Estonskoi SSR. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Pathology in the Estonian SSR. Vol. 8, Pg. 145, 1972.

oral-rabbit LD50 2400 mg/kg
Hygiene and Sanitation Vol. 34(4-6), Pg. 16, 1969.

oral-mouse LD50 772 mg/kg
Hygiene and Sanitation Vol. 34(4-6), Pg. 16, 1969.

intravenous-mouse LD50 290 mg/kg
Zhongcaoyao. Chinese Traditional and Herbal Medicine. Vol. 12, Pg. 410, 1981.

intraperitoneal-mouse LD50 405 mg/kg
Zhongcaoyao. Chinese Traditional and Herbal Medicine. Vol. 12, Pg. 410, 1981.

oral-guinea pig LD50 1687 mg/kg
Hygiene and Sanitation Vol. 34(4-6), Pg. 16, 1969.

Dermal Toxicity:
Not determined
Inhalation Toxicity:
Not determined
 
Safety in Use Information:
Category:
natural substances and extractives
Recommendation for orcinol usage levels up to:
 not for fragrance use.
 
Recommendation for orcinol flavor usage levels up to:
 not for flavor use.
 
Safety References:
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EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA):504-15-4
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EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS):Registry
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary :10436
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:Data
WGK Germany:3
5-methylbenzene-1,3-diol
Chemidplus:0000504154
RTECS:VH2100000 for cas# 504-15-4
 
References:
 5-methylbenzene-1,3-diol
NIST Chemistry WebBook:Search Inchi
Canada Domestic Sub. List:504-15-4
Pubchem (cid):10436
Pubchem (sid):134975901
 
Other Information:
(IUPAC):Atomic Weights of the Elements 2011 (pdf)
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KEGG (GenomeNet):C00727
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Export Tariff Code:2907.29.9000
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Potential Blenders and core components note
None Found
 
Potential Uses:
None Found
 
Occurrence (nature, food, other):note
 found in nature
 
Synonyms:
1,3-dihydroxy-5-methyl benzene
1,3-dihydroxy-5-methylbenzene
3,5-dihydroxytoluene
3-hydroxy-5-methyl phenol
3-hydroxy-5-methylphenol
5-methyl resorcinol
5-methyl-1,3-benzenediol
5-methylbenzene-1,3-diol
5-methylresorcinol
 

Articles:

PubMed:2-Alkenal-scavenging ability of m-diphenols.
PubMed:Orcinol glucoside produces antidepressant effects by blocking the behavioural and neuronal deficits caused by chronic stress.
PubMed:Picea mariana bark: a new source of trans-resveratrol and other bioactive polyphenols.
PubMed:Acid loads induced by the detoxification of plant secondary metabolites do not limit feeding by common brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula).
PubMed:Development of a new sequential injection in-line cloud point extraction system for flame atomic absorption spectrometric determination of manganese in food samples.
PubMed:A thioredoxin of Sinorhizobium meliloti CE52G is required for melanin production and symbiotic nitrogen fixation.
PubMed:Utility of pentose colorimetric assay for the purification of potato lectin, an arabinose-rich glycoprotein.
PubMed:Conflicting demands on detoxification pathways influence how common brushtail possums choose their diets.
PubMed:Isolation and characterization of stelladerol, a new antioxidant naphthalene glycoside, and other antioxidant glycosides from edible daylily (hemerocallis) flowers.
PubMed:Identification of chemical components of corn kernel pericarp wax associated with resistance to Aspergillus flavus infection and aflatoxin production.
PubMed:Diversity of the polar lipids of the food-borne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes.
PubMed:Quantification of polysaccharide in Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate and polysaccharide vaccines by high-performance anion-exchange chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection.
PubMed:Biological activities of monoclonal antibodies to Mycoplasma pneumoniae membrane glycolipids.
PubMed:The origin of urinary aromatic compounds excreted by ruminants. 4. The potential use of urine aromatic acid and phenol outputs as a measure of voluntary food intake.
PubMed:[Analytic study of foaming agents in imported beers].
PubMed:Urinary quinol and orcinol outputs as indices of voluntary intake of heather (Calluna vulgaris L. (Hull)) by sheep.
PubMed:Effect of Phloroglucinol and Resorcinol on the Clingstone Peach Polyphenol Oxidase-catalyzed Oxidation of 4-Methylcatechol.
 
Notes:
used as reagent for pentoses, lignin, beet sugar, saccharoses, arabinose & diastase.
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