CharacteristicWhite or yellowish crystalline or colorless to yellowish transparent oily liquid. Has a special aroma. Slightly soluble in water and benzene. Soluble in glycerol. Miscible with ethanol, ether, chloroform, oil, glacial acetic acid. Clear colorless to light yellow, 1.00% dipropylene glycol solution. Phenolic smell, woody smell
Application:
- Used in pharmaceutical, dye and fragrance intermediates
- It is used in the synthesis of dyes and as an analytical reagent
- In medicine, it is used to make guaiacol-sulfonate calcium, and in the fragrance industry, it is used to make vanillin and artificial musk. Test for copper, hydrocyanic acid and nitrite