Structured Summary
Abstract
A phenol obtained from thyme oil or other volatile oils used as a stabilizer in pharmaceutical preparations, and as an antiseptic (antibacterial or antifungal) agent.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C10H14O
- Molecular Weight
- 150.22 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 89-83-8
- IUPAC Name
- 5-methyl-2-propan-2-ylphenol
- InChIKey
- MGSRCZKZVOBKFT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CC1=CC(=C(C=C1)C(C)C)O
- MeSH Unique ID
- D013943
- Source
- PubChem CID 6989
MeSH Record
Classification
Broader headings
Narrower headings
Related Concepts
Knowledge Graph
Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.
Drug Class
Pharmacological Action
MeSH Record
Synonyms
6 entry terms
- 2-Isopropyl-5-Methyl-Phenol
- 2-Isopropyl-5-Methylphenol
- Phenol, 5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)-
- 2 Isopropyl 5 Methyl Phenol
- 2 Isopropyl 5 Methylphenol
- Apiguard
MeSH Record
Aspects Covered
25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
MeSH Hierarchy
Tree Numbers
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Thymol. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013943. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013943
- Thymol. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thymol
- Thymol. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q408883
- Thymol. In: PubChem Compound. CID 6989. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6989