CAS No.: 89-83-8 Formula: C10H14O
Weight: 150.21800
Synonyms: 6-Isopropyl-3-methylphenol; 6-Isopropyl-m-cresol; 3-methyl-6-isopropyl-phenol; Thyme camphor; Phenol, 5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)-; 5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)phenol; 1-methyl-4-isopropyl-3-hydroxybenzene; Isopropyl cresol; 3-p-Cymenol; 5-methyl-2-propan-2-ylphenol; THYMOL; 2-isopropyl-5-methyl-phenol; Thymic acid; 5-Methyl-2-isopropylphenol; 1-hydroxy-2-isopropyl-5-methylbenzene;
Thymol (also known as 2-isopropyl-5-methylphenol, IPMP) is a natural monoterpene phenol derivative of cymene, C10H14O, isomeric with carvacrol, found in oil of thyme, and extracted from Thymus vulgaris (common thyme) and various other kinds of plants as a white crystalline substance of a pleasant aromatic odor and strong antiseptic properties. Thymol also provides the distinctive, strong flavor of the culinary herb thyme, also produced from T. vulgaris.