A clear or almost clear liquid or a solid crystalline mass, colourless or slightly yellow when freshly prepared, which darkens on keeping; odour, characteristic. Amylmetacresol should be protected from light.
AMYL Meta Cresol
Description | |
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5-methyl-2-pentylphenol | |
53043-14-4 | |
C12H18O | |
6-Amyl-m-cresol;5-methyl-2-pentylphenol | |
amylmetacresol is an antiseptic used to treat minor infections of the mouth and throat. It is one of two active ingredients in Gorpils lozenges or Strepsils. Boots Group or Gepach International also make a lozenge with this as active ingredient. |