10076. Xibornol

Nomenclature

CAS number: 13741-18-9
6-Isobornyl-3,4-xylenol; 6-isobornyl-3,4-dimethylphenol; 6-(2-isobornyl)-3,4-xylen-1-ol; 3,4-dimethyl-6-isobornylphenol; Nanbacine (Bellon).
C18H26O; mol wt 258.40.
C 83.67%, H 10.14%, O 6.19%.

Description and references

Syntheses: Moldovanskaya et al., C.A. 66, 76163p (1967); Starkov, Glushkova, J. Appl. Chem. USSR 40, 209 (1967), C.A. 67, 72960u (1967), C.A. 71, 70225s (1969). Prepn of cryst substance: GB 1206774 and Mardiguian, Fournier, DE 2032170 (1970 and 1971 to MARPHA Soc. d'Etudes et d'Exploitation de Marques), C.A. 74, 13299g, 88171t (1971). Activity study: Capponi, Bull. Soc. Pathol. Exot. 62, 658 (1969), C.A. 73, 118883a (1970).

Chemical structure

Properties

Crystals from petr ether, mp 94-96°, bp3 165-168°. Also reported as very viscous, pale yellow liquid; bp9 185-189°. d420 1.0240. nD20 1.5382 (Starkov, Glushkova).

Use

Rubber antioxidant.

Therapeutic Category

Antibacterial.

Keywords

Antibacterial (Synthetic)