4-chloro-3,5-dimethylphenol (CHEBI:34393)

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ChEBI Name	4-chloro-3,5-dimethylphenol

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:34393

Definition	A member of the class of phenols that is 3,5-xylenol which is substituted at position 4 by chlorine. It is bactericidal against most Gram-positive bacteria but less effective against Staphylococci and Gram-negative bacteria, and often inactive against Pseudomonas species. It is ineffective against bacterial spores.

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Formula

C8H9ClO

Net Charge

Average Mass

156.60900

Monoisotopic Mass

156.03419

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H9ClO/c1-5-3-7(10)4-6(2)8(5)9/h3-4,10H,1-2H3

InChIKey

OSDLLIBGSJNGJE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

Cc1cc(O)cc(C)c1Cl

Roles Classification
Biological Role(s):	disinfectant An antimicrobial agent that is applied to non-living objects to destroy harmful microorganisms or to inhibit their activity.

Application(s):	molluscicide A substance used to destroy pests of the phylum Mollusca. antiseptic drug A substance used locally on humans and other animals to destroy harmful microorganisms or to inhibit their activity (cf. disinfectants, which destroy microorganisms found on non-living objects, and antibiotics, which can be transported through the lymphatic system to destroy bacteria within the body).

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	4-chloro-3,5-dimethylphenol (CHEBI:34393) has functional parent 3,5-xylenol (CHEBI:38572) 4-chloro-3,5-dimethylphenol (CHEBI:34393) has role antiseptic drug (CHEBI:48218) 4-chloro-3,5-dimethylphenol (CHEBI:34393) has role disinfectant (CHEBI:48219) 4-chloro-3,5-dimethylphenol (CHEBI:34393) has role molluscicide (CHEBI:33904) 4-chloro-3,5-dimethylphenol (CHEBI:34393) is a monochlorobenzenes (CHEBI:83403) 4-chloro-3,5-dimethylphenol (CHEBI:34393) is a phenols (CHEBI:33853)

IUPAC Name

4-chloro-3,5-dimethylphenol

Synonyms	Sources
2-chloro-5-hydroxy-1,3-dimethylbenzene	ChemIDplus
2-chloro-5-hydroxy-m-xylene	ChemIDplus
2-Chloro-m-xylenol	ChemIDplus
3,5-dimethyl-4-chlorophenol	ChemIDplus
4-chloro-1-hydroxy-3,5-dimethylbenzene	ChemIDplus
4-chloro-m-xylenol	ChemIDplus
chloro-xylenol	ChemIDplus
p-chloro-3,5-xylenol	ChemIDplus
p-chloro-m-xylenol	ChemIDplus
parachlorometaxylenol	ChemIDplus
parametaxylenol	DrugCentral
PCMX	ChemIDplus

Last Modified

08 August 2017