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Creosol

Creosol is a chemical compound with the molecular formula C8H10O2. It is one of the components of creosote. Compared with phenol, creosol is a less toxic disinfectant.

Sources

Sources of creosol include:

Coal tar creosote
Wood creosote
Reduction product of vanillin using zinc powder in strong hydrochloric acid (Clemmensen reduction)
Found as glycosides in green vanilla beans
It is also found in tequila.

Reactions

Creosol reacts with hydrogen halides to give a catechol. :[[Image:creosolr.gif]]

References

(6 Nov 2019). "Vapor Pressures, Densities, and PC-SAFT Parameters for 11 Bio-compounds". International Journal of Thermophysics.
(2004). "Identification of glucosides in green beans of Vanilla planifolia Andrews and kinetics of vanilla β-glucosidase". Food Chemistry.
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