Phenol,3-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)- (3228-02-2)

The IUPAC name of 4-Isopropyl-3-methylphenol is 3-methyl-4-propan-2-ylphenol. With the CAS registry number 3228-02-2, it is also named as 1-Hydroxy-3-methyl-4-isopropylbenzene; o-Cymen-5y-ol. The product's categories are organic building blocks, oxygen compounds and phenols. It is white needle crystal which is used as preservative and fungicides in cream cosmetic. Solubility at room temperature are approximately: 36% in ethanol, 65% in methanol, 50% in isopropyl alcohol, 32% in butanol, acetone in 65%, and insoluble in water.

The other characteristics of this product can be summarized as: (1)ACD/LogP: 3.28; (2)# of Rule of 5 Violations: 0; (3)ACD/LogD (pH 5.5): 3.28; (4)ACD/LogD (pH 7.4): 3.28; (5)ACD/BCF (pH 5.5): 183.42; (6)ACD/BCF (pH 7.4): 183.22; (7)ACD/KOC (pH 5.5): 1451.38; (8)ACD/KOC (pH 7.4): 1449.8; (9)#H bond acceptors: 1; (10)#H bond donors: 1; (11)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 2; (12)Index of Refraction: 1.523; (13)Molar Refractivity: 47.14 cm³; (14)Molar Volume: 154.2 cm³; (15)Polarizability: 18.68×10^-24 cm³; (16)Surface Tension: 34.9 dyne/cm; (17)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 48.97 kJ/mol; (18)Vapour Pressure: 0.0358 mmHg at 25°C; (19)Rotatable Bond Count: 1; (20)Tautomer Count: 9; (21)Exact Mass: 150.104465; (22)MonoIsotopic Mass: 150.104465; (23)Topological Polar Surface Area: 20.2; (24)Heavy Atom Count: 11

Uses of 4-Isopropyl-3-methylphenol: It can react with 2-chloro-2-methyl-propane to get 2-tert-Butyl-4-isopropyl-5-methyl-phenol. This reaction is at temperature of 80 - 85 °C. The reaction time is 24 hours. The yield is 90%.  



2. It also can react with formaldehyde to obtain 2-hydroxymethyl-4-isopropyl-5-methyl-phenol. This reaction needs reagent NaOH and solvent H₂O at Ambient temperature. The reaction time is 1.5 hours. The yield is 45%.

When you are using this chemical, please be cautious about it as the following:
It is irritating to eyes, respiratory system and skin. In case of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty of water and seek medical advice. If you want to contact this product, you must wear suitable gloves and eye/face protection.

People can use the following data to convert to the molecule structure.
1. SMILES: Oc1cc(c(cc1)C(C)C)C;
2. InChI: InChI=1/C10H14O/c1-7(2)10-5-4-9(11)6-8(10)3/h4-7,11H,1-3H3.

The following is the toxicity data which has been tested.