2D Structure
3D Structure
| Properties | |
|---|---|
| PID | PID00097 |
| Mol. Weight | 124.139 g/mol |
| LogP | 1.32 |
| Water solubility | In water 18,700 mg/L at 25 °C |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor | 1 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor | 2 |
| Rotatable Bonds | 1 |
| XLogP3 | 1.3 |
| Identifiers | |
|---|---|
| Formula | C7H8O2 |
| PubChem CID | 460 |
| FEMA | 2532 |
| Flavor Profile | Aromatic Odor, Characteristic Sweet Odor, Slightly Phenolic; Burnt, Phenol, Wood |
| Smiles | COC1=CC=CC=C1O |
| InChl Key | LHGVFZTZFXWLCP-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| InChl | InChI=1S/C7H8O2/c1-9-7-5-3-2-4-6(7)8/h2-5,8H,1H3 |
| CAS Registry Number | 8021-39-4, 90-05-1, 26638-03-9, 8001-58-9 |
| IUPAC Systematic Name | 2-methoxyphenol |
Organ Location Map/System Distribution of Pungent Flavor Compounds’ Targets
Note: Known Targets (Gene) from 6952 literatures, DrugBank (http://www.drugbank.ca/), STITCH (http://stitch.embl.de/), ChEMBL (https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/), Therapeutic Target Database (http://bidd.nus.edu.sg/group/ttd/), and Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD, http://ctdbase.org/)
| English Name | Pinyin Name (Chinese Name) | Latin Name | Properties in TCM | merdians | View Graph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardisiae japonicae | Ai Di Cha(矮地茶) | Japanese Ardisia Herb | Mild,Pungent,Bitter | Spleen,Heart | View Graph |
| Chinese Thorowax Equivalent plant: Bupleurum scorz | Chai Hu(柴胡) | Bupleuri Radix | Minor cold, Pungent, Bitter | Liver, Gallbladder, Lung | View Graph |
| Chinese Angelica Equivalent plant: Phlojodicarpus | Dang Gui (当归) | Angelicae Sinensis Radix | Warm,Pungent,Sweet | Spleen,Liver,Heart | View Graph |
| Cassiabarktree Twig | Gui Zhi (桂枝) | Cinnamomi Ramulus | Warm, Pungent, Sweet | Lung, Bladder, Heart | View Graph |
| bark of Officinal magnolia | Hou Pu(厚朴) | Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex | Warm, Pungent, Bitter | Spleen, Liver | View Graph |
| Odoriferous Rosewood | Jiang Xiang (降香) | Dalbergiae odoriferae Lignum | Warm, Pungent | Lung, Spleen, Stomach | View Graph |
| Bugbane Equivalent plant: Cimicifuga dahurica, Ci | Sheng Ma(升麻) | Cimicifugae Rhizoma | Cold, Sweet, Pungent | Lung, Spleen, Large Intestine, Stomach | View Graph |
| Chinese Clematis | Wei Ling Xian (威灵仙) | Clematidis Radix Et Rhizoma | Warm, Pungent, Salty | Bladder | View Graph |
| Datura metel | Yang Jin Hua(洋金花) | Hindu Datura Flower Equivalent plant: Datura innox | Heart, lung,spleen | Pungent, warm | View Graph |
Guaiacol is yellowish aromatic oil. It is unstable and volatile. It can darken upon exposure to air and light. This compound contributes to the flavor of many substances such as whisky and roasted coffee as Flavoring agents.
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