2D Structure

3D Structure

Phenol


Properties
PID PID00098
Mol. Weight 94.113 g/mol
LogP 1.46
Water solubility 82800 mg/l at 25 °C
Hydrogen Bond Donor 1
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor 1
Rotatable Bonds 0
XLogP3 1.5

Phenol

Identifiers
Formula C6H6O
PubChem CID 996
FEMA 3232
Flavor Profile Sweet, Tarry Odor, Somewhat Sickeningly Sweet And Acrid, Sharp, Burning Taste
Smiles Oc1ccccc1
InChl Key ISWSIDIOOBJBQZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChl InChI=1S/C6H6O/c7-6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5,7H
CAS Registry Number 108-95-2, 27073-41-2, 61788-41-8, 63496-48-0, 73607-76-8
IUPAC Systematic Name phenol

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/)


Related Pungent TCM

English Name Pinyin Name (Chinese Name) Latin Name Properties in TCM merdians View Graph
Chinese Angelica Equivalent plant: PhlojodicarpusDang Gui (当归)Angelicae Sinensis RadixWarm,Pungent,SweetSpleen,Liver,HeartView Graph
Chinese ClematisWei Ling Xian (威灵仙)Clematidis Radix Et RhizomaWarm, Pungent, SaltyBladderView Graph

Pharmacological action

Phenol is an aromatic organic compound with the molecular formula C6H5OH. It is a white crystalline solid that is volatile.It is primarily used to synthesize plastics and related materials. Phenol and its chemical derivatives are essential for production of polycarbonates, epoxies, Bakelite, nylon, detergents, herbicides such as phenoxy herbicides, and numerous pharmaceutical drugs.Phenol was once widely used as an antiseptic.From the early 1900s to the 1970s it was used as a soap, known as carbolic soap. Concentrated phenol liquids are commonly used for permanent treatment of ingrown toe and finger nails.Phenol spray is used medically to help sore throat.It is the active ingredient in some oral analgesics such as Chloraseptic spray, TCP and Carmex, commonly used to temporarily treat pharyngitis.It is a component of industrial paint strippers used in the aviation industry for the removal of epoxy, polyurethane and other chemically resistant coatings.

Phenol and its vapors are corrosive to the eyes, the skin, and the respiratory tract. Its corrosive effect on skin and mucous membranes is due to a protein-degenerating effect. Repeated or prolonged skin contact with phenol may cause dermatitis, or even second and third-degree burns.Inhalation of phenol vapor may cause lung edema.The substance may cause harmful effects on the central nervous system and heart, resulting in dysrhythmia, seizures, and coma.The kidneys may be affected as well. Long-term or repeated exposure of the substance may have harmful effects on the liver and kidneys.[Since phenol is absorbed through the skin relatively quickly, systemic poisoning can occur in addition to the local caustic burns.Resorptive poisoning by a large quantity of phenol can occur even with only a small area of skin, rapidly leading to paralysis of the central nervous system and a severe drop in body temperature. The LD50 for oral toxicity is less than 500 mg/kg for dogs, rabbits, or mice; the minimum lethal human dose was cited as 140 mg/kg.The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services states the fatal dose for ingestion of phenol is from 1 to 32 g.



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