Nomenclature
CAS number: 12751-04-1
Pearson's creolin.
Description and references
Prepd from refined coal-tar oils. Approx composition:
Tar acids and oils 75- 77%; emulsifying soaps 15-17%; water 8-10%.
Properties
Dark brown liquid, characteristic odor resembling
that of phenol. Phenol coefficient (against B. typhosus) about 10. d 1.02-1.04. Forms stable milky emulsions when dil with much water. Miscible
with a small amount of water; also miscible with alcohol, ether, chloroform.Use
As a general industrial and household disinfectant
and deodorant in 1-3% emulsion in water.
Therapeutic Category (Veterinary)
Antiseptic, parasiticide. Do not use
on cats.