447420

Orcinol

97%

• Synonym(s): 5-Methylresorcinol
• Linear Formula: CH₃C₆H₃-1,3-(OH)₂
• CAS Number: 504-15-4
• Molecular Weight: 124.14
• EC Number: 207-984-2
• MDL number: MFCD00002291
• UNSPSC Code: 12352100
• PubChem Substance ID: 24868338
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• Quality Level: 100
• assay: 97%
• form: solid
• mp: 106-112 °C (lit.)
• SMILES string: Cc1cc(O)cc(O)c1
• InChI: 1S/C7H8O2/c1-5-2-6(8)4-7(9)3-5/h2-4,8-9H,1H3
• InChI key: OIPPWFOQEKKFEE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Application

Orcinol can be used to synthesize:

• Orcinol-containing azacryptands for use in optical amplifiers and light-emitting devices.
• Ternary co-crystal with 4,4′-bipyridine.
• Low-density carbon aerogels in the presence of formaldehyde.
• PEG-orcinol coumarins with potent tyrosinase inhibitory activity.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS07
• signalword: Warning
• hcodes: H302,H315,H319,H335
• pcodes: P261 - P264 - P270 - P301 + P312 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3
• target_organs: Respiratory system
• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• ppe: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves