# Creosol

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Not to be confused with [cresol](/source/Cresol).

**Creosol** is a chemical compound with the molecular formula C8H10O2. It is one of the components of [creosote](/source/Creosote). Compared with [phenol](/source/Phenol), creosol is a less toxic [disinfectant](/source/Disinfectant).

## Sources

Sources of creosol include:

- [Coal tar](/source/Coal_tar) creosote
- Wood creosote
- Reduction product of [vanillin](/source/Vanillin) using [zinc](/source/Zinc) powder in strong [hydrochloric acid](/source/Hydrochloric_acid) ([Clemmensen reduction](/source/Clemmensen_reduction))
- Found as [glycosides](/source/Glycoside) in green [vanilla beans](/source/Vanilla_bean)[1]
- It is also found in [tequila](/source/Tequila).[2]

## Reactions

Creosol reacts with [hydrogen halides](/source/Hydrogen_halide) to give a [catechol](/source/Catechol).

## See also

- [Vanillin](/source/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](https://doi.org/10.1016/S0308-8146(03)00293-0)

1. 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](http://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/20083308167.html;jsessionid=82FF23BBEEED2B409045ED15966551B1) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140313195245/http://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/20083308167.html;jsessionid=82FF23BBEEED2B409045ED15966551B1) 2014-03-13 at the Wayback Machine)

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