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^[1]
• It is also found in tequila.^[2]

Reactions

Creosol reacts with hydrogen halides to give a catechol.

See also

• Vanillin, a related phenol

References

1. ^ Dignum, Mark J.W.; Van Der Heijden, Rob; Kerler, Josef; Winkel, Chris; Verpoorte, Rob (2004). "Identification of glucosides in green beans of Vanilla planifolia Andrews and kinetics of vanilla β-glucosidase". Food Chemistry. 85 (2): 199–205. doi:10.1016/S0308-8146(03)00293-0
2. ^ Characterization of volatile compounds from ethnic Agave alcoholic beverages by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. León-Rodríguez, A. de, Escalante-Minakata, P., Jiménez-García, M. I., Ordoñez-Acevedo, L. G., Flores Flores, J. L. and Barba de la Rosa, A. P., Food Technology and Biotechnology, 2008, Volume 46, Number 4, pages 448-455 (abstract Archived 2014-03-13 at the Wayback Machine)