| Identification | More | [Name]
2-Methylanisole | [CAS]
578-58-5 | [Synonyms]
1-METHOXY-2-METHYLBENZENE
2-METHOXYTOLUENE
2-METHYLANISOLE
FEMA 2680
METHYL O-TOLYL ETHER
O-CRESOL METHYL ETHER
O-METHYLANISOLE
1-methoxy-2-methyl-benzen
2-Methylanisol
2-Methylmethoxybenzene
Anisole, o-methyl-
Methyl o-cresyl ether
Methyl o-methylphenyl ether
o-Cresyl methyl ether
o-Methoxytoluene
o-Methylanisol
2-MethoxyToluene/2-Methyl Anisole
o-Cresyl methyl ether~2-Methoxytoluene
2-METHYLANISOLE 99+%
2-methylanisole,1-methoxy-3-methyl-benzene,o-methylanisole,o-methoxytoluene | [EINECS(EC#)]
209-426-3 | [Molecular Formula]
C8H10O | [MDL Number]
MFCD00008373 | [Molecular Weight]
122.16 | [MOL File]
578-58-5.mol |
| Chemical Properties | Back Directory | [Appearance]
clear colorless to light yellow liquid | [Melting point ]
-34.1°C | [Boiling point ]
170-172 °C (lit.) | [density ]
0.985 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
| [vapor pressure ]
2hPa at 25℃ | [FEMA ]
2680 | [refractive index ]
n20/D 1.516(lit.)
| [Fp ]
125 °F
| [storage temp. ]
Flammables area | [solubility ]
Chloroform, Ethyl Acetate (Slightly) | [form ]
Liquid | [color ]
Clear colorless to light yellow | [Specific Gravity]
0.985 | [Odor]
at 1.00 % in dipropylene glycol. sweet nutty floral earthy walnut | [Odor Threshold]
0.0029ppm | [Odor Type]
naphthyl | [Water Solubility ]
immiscible | [JECFA Number]
1242 | [BRN ]
1857415 | [Dielectric constant]
3.5699999999999998 | [LogP]
3 at 25℃ | [CAS DataBase Reference]
578-58-5(CAS DataBase Reference) | [NIST Chemistry Reference]
Benzene, 1-methoxy-2-methyl-(578-58-5) | [EPA Substance Registry System]
578-58-5(EPA Substance) |
| Safety Data | Back Directory | [Hazard Codes ]
F | [Risk Statements ]
R10:Flammable. | [Safety Statements ]
S16:Keep away from sources of ignition-No smoking . | [RIDADR ]
UN 1993 3/PG 3
| [WGK Germany ]
3
| [Hazard Note ]
Flammable | [TSCA ]
Yes | [HazardClass ]
3 | [PackingGroup ]
III | [HS Code ]
29093090 |
| Hazard Information | Back Directory | [Description]
o-Methylanisole has a pungent, warm, floral odor with earthy,
walnut undertones and a sweet, fruity, nut-like flavor at low levels.
May be prepared by methylation of ocresol using dimethyl-sulfate
in caustic soda at 40°C. | [Chemical Properties]
clear colorless to light yellow liquid | [Chemical Properties]
o-Methylanisole has a pungent, warm, floral odor with earthy, walnut undertones. It has a sweet, fruity, nut-like flavor
at low levels. | [Physical properties]
clear colorless to light yellow liquid. soluble in alcohol and ether, insoluble in water. | [Occurrence]
Reported found in starfruit, mastic gum oil and rooibus tea (Aspalathus linearis). | [Uses]
The catalytic system of disubstituted aromatics was optimized for the 2-methylanisole reduction by a proper choice of the amine/Rh ratio which should be high enough to stabilize very small colloidal rhodium particles and low enough to avoid deactivation. The total synthesis of (±)-heliannuol D and its epimer has been completed in 9 steps and 12% overall yield from 2-methylanisole. The thermal activation of 2-methylanisole (60°C) by the Ir (III) complex TpMe2Ir (C6H5) 2 (N2)(1; TpMe2= hydrotris (3, 5-dimethylpyrazolyl) borate) yielded a mixture of hydride complexes. The total synthesis of the phenolic sesquiterpene mutisianthol has been accomplished in 12 steps from the readily available 2-methylanisole. The catalytic system was optimized for the 2-methylanisole reduction by a proper choice of the amine/Rh ratio which should be high enough to stabilize very small colloidal rhodium particles and low enough to avoid deactivation. | [Definition]
ChEBI: 2-methylanisole is a monomethoxybenzene that is o-cresol in which phenolic hydroxy group has been converted to the corresponding methyl ether. A 'green' solvent (b.p. 171°C) and food flavour ingredient, it is found in mastic oils, virgin olive oils and frankincense. It has a role as a polar aprotic solvent and a flavouring agent. It is a monomethoxybenzene, a volatile organic compound and a member of toluenes. It derives from an o-cresol. | [Preparation]
By methylation of o-cresol using dimethylsulfate in caustic soda at 40°C. | [Aroma threshold values]
Detection: 600 ppb. Aroma characteristics at 1.0%: naphthyl, camphoreous, phenolic and woody with a
salicylate nuance. | [Taste threshold values]
Taste characteristics at 5.0 ppm: camphoreous, earthy, woody and alicylate with minty, spicy nuances. | [General Description]
2-Methylanisole is found in mastic oils, virgin olive oils and frankincense. | [Flammability and Explosibility]
Flammable |
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