Mesitol

Mesitol
Names
	IUPAC name 2,4,6-Trimethylphenol
	Other names Hydroxymesitylene; Mesityl alcohol
Identifiers
CAS Number	527-60-6;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	10248;
ECHA InfoCard	100.007.655
EC Number	208-419-2
PubChem CID	10698;
UNII	FPZ32614N6;
	InChI InChI=1S/C9H12O/c1-6-4-7(2)9(10)8(3)5-6/h4-5,10H,1-3H3 Key: BPRYUXCVCCNUFE-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES Cc1cc(c(c(c1)C)O)C;
Properties
Chemical formula	C9H12O
Molar mass	136.19 g·mol−1
Melting point	70–72 °C (158–162 °F; 343–345 K)[1]
Boiling point	220 °C (428 °F; 493 K)[1]
Solubility in water	1.01 g/l
Hazards
GHS pictograms
GHS signal word	Danger
GHS hazard statements	H314, H318, H411
GHS precautionary statements	P260, P264, P273, P280, P301+330+331, P303+361+353, P304+340, P305+351+338, P310, P321, P363, P391, P405, P501
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
	Infobox references

Mesitol (2,4,6-trimethylphenol) is an aromatic chemical compound having three methyl groups and one hydroxy group. The name and structure of mesitol derives from the combination of mesitylene and phenol.

Mesitol can be obtained by reaction of mesitylene with peroxomonophosphoric acid:^[2]

References

1 2 "2,4,6-Trimethylphenol". Sigma-Aldrich.
↑ Ogata, Yoshiro; Sawaki, Yasuhiko; Tomizawa, Kohtaro; Ohno, Takashi (1981). "Aromatic hydroxylation with peroxymonophosphoric acid". Tetrahedron. 37 (8): 1485. doi:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)92087-3.

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