AMYL META CRESOL
AMYL Meta Cresol
A clear or almost clear liquid or a solid crystalline mass, colourless or slightly yellow when freshly prepared, which darkens on keeping; odour, characteristic. Amylmetacresol should be protected from light.
- IUPACName
- 5-methyl-2-pentylphenol
- CASNumber
- 53043-14-4
- MolecularFormula
- C12H18O
- Synonyms
- 6-Amyl-m-cresol;5-methyl-2-pentylphenol
- Application
- amylmetacresol is an antiseptic used to treat minor infections of the mouth and throat. It is one of two active ingredients in Gorpils lozenges or Strepsils. Boots Group or Gepach International also make a lozenge with this as active ingredient.
