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3-ethylphenol
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3-Ethylphenol is an organic compound with the formula C2H5C6H4OH. It is one of three isomeric ethylphenols. A colorless liquid, it occurs as an impurity in xylenols and as such is used in the production of commercial phenolic resins.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C8H10O
- Molecular weight
- 122.16 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 3-ethylphenol
- SMILES
- CCC1=CC(=CC=C1)O
- InChIKey
- HMNKTRSOROOSPP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.4
- Polar surface area
- 20.2 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 122.073
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- chemical formula
- C₈H₁₀O
- canonical SMILES
- CCC1=CC(=CC=C1)O
- melting point
- -4.0
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Production
- Niche use and occurrence
- References
3-Ethylphenol is an organic compound with the formula C2H5C6H4OH. It is one of three isomeric ethylphenols. A colorless liquid, it occurs as an impurity in xylenols and as such is used in the production of commercial phenolic resins.
==Production== 3-Ethylphenol is produced by vigorous sulfonation of ethylbenzene, whereby initially produced 4-ethylphenylsulfonic acid converts to 3-ethylphenylsulfonic acid. The sulfonic acid is subsequently subjected to alkaline fusion, the dissolution of the sulfonic acid in molten alkali metal base (at 350 °C). The main steps in the synthesis are shown: (Et = ethyl)
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