Chemistry:2,5-Dimethoxy-p-cymene

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2,5-Dimethoxy-p-cymene
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
1,4-Dimethoxy-2-methyl-5-(propan-2-yl)benzene
Other names
  • Hydrothymoquinone dimethyl ether
  • Thymoquinol dimethyl ether
  • Thymohydroquinone dimethyl ether
  • 1,4-Dimethoxy-2-isopropyl-5-methylbenzene
  • 1,4-Dimethoxy-2-methyl-5-propan-2-ylbenzene
  • p-2,5-Dimethoxycymene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
Properties
C12H18O2
Molar mass 194.274 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

2,5-Dimethoxy-p-cymene, or thymohydroquinone dimethyl ether, is a phytochemical found in the essential oils of plants within the family Asteraceae. These essential oils, which contain the compound as a major component of the oil, have antifungal,[1] antibacterial,[2] and insecticidal[3] properties.

Natural occurrence

2,5-Dimethoxy-p-cymene occurs in a variety of different plants' essential oils. Examples include:

Chemical synthesis

2,5-Dimethoxy-p-cymene can be synthesized from carvacrol by aromatic halogenation followed by nucleophilic substitution with sodium methoxide and Williamson ether synthesis using methyl iodide.[11]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Aliou, Hakim (2008). "Chemical composition and antifungal activity of Bubonium imbricatum volatile oil". Phytopathologia Mediterranea 47 (1): 3–10. http://www.fupress.net/index.php/pm/article/view/2541. Retrieved 19 January 2017. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Joshi, Rajesh K. (2013). "Chemical constituents and antibacterial property of the essential oil of the roots of Cyathocline purpurea". Journal of Ethnopharmacology 145 (2): 621–625. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2012.11.045. PMID 23220198. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Owolabi, MS; L, Lajide; HE, Villanueva; WN, Setzer (2010). "Essential oil composition and insecticidal activity of Blumea perrottetiana growing in southwestern Nigeria". Natural Product Communications 5 (7): 1135–1138. doi:10.1177/1934578X1000500733. PMID 20734958. 
  4. Anne Gauvin-Bialecki, Claude Marodon (November 2008). "Essential oil of Ayapana triplinervis from Reunion Island: A good natural source of thymohydroquinone dimethyl ether". Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 36 (11): 853–858. doi:10.1016/j.bse.2008.09.006. 
  5. Pande, C.; Tewari, G.; Singh, C.; Singh, S. (2011). "Essential oil composition of aerial parts of Cyclospermum leptophyllum (Pers.) Sprague ex Britton and P. Wilson". Natural Product Research 25 (6): 592–595. doi:10.1080/14786419.2010.487190. PMID 21409720. 
  6. Pljevljakušić, Dejan; Rančić, Dragana; Ristić, Mihailo; Vujisić, Ljubodrag; Radanović, Dragoja; Dajić-Stevanović, Zora (2012). "Rhizome and root yield of the cultivated Arnica montana L., chemical composition and histochemical localization of essential oil". Industrial Crops and Products 39: 177–189. doi:10.1016/j.indcrop.2012.02.030. 
  7. Ram S., Verma; Rajendra C., Padalia; Chandan S., Chanotiya; Amit, Chauhan; Anju, Yadav (2011). "Chemical investigation of the essential oil of Laggera crispata (Vahl) Hepper & Wood from India". Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society 76 (4): 523–528. doi:10.2298/JSC100801048V. 
  8. Tabanca, Nurhayat; Bernier, Ulrich R.; Tsikolia, Maia; Becnel, James J.; Sampson, Blair; Werle, Chris; Demirci, Betül; Can Ba, Kemal Hüsnü et al. (2010). "Eupatorium capillifolium Essential Oil: Chemical Composition, Antifungal Activity, and Insecticidal Activity". Natural Product Communications 5 (9): 1409–1415. doi:10.1177/1934578X1000500913. PMID 20922999. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1975&context=usdaarsfacpub. Retrieved 19 January 2017. 
  9. Kaul, Pran N.; Rajeswara Rao, Bhaskaruni R.; Bhattacharya, Arun K.; Singh, Kamla; Mallavarapu, Gopal R.; Ramesh, S. (2005). "Essential Oil Composition of Sphaeranthus indicus L.". Journal of Essential Oil Research 17 (4): 453–454. doi:10.1080/10412905.2005.9698961. 
  10. Andreani, Stéphane (2013). "Chemical Variability and Antioxidant Activity of Limbarda crithmoides L. Essential Oil from Corsica". Chemistry & Biodiversity 10 (11): 2061–2077. doi:10.1002/cbdv.201300109. PMID 24243615. 
  11. Fields, Shari L.; Soderberg, Bjora C. (1996). "Expedient Synthesis of Espintanol, p-Methoxycaracrol and Thymol Dimethyl Ether". Organic Preparations and Procedures International 28 (2): 221–225. doi:10.1080/00304949609356526.