Xylenols are organic compounds with the formula (CH 3) 2 C 6 H 3 OH. They are volatile colorless solids or oily liquids. They are derivatives of phenol with two methyl groups at various positions relative to the hydroxyl group.

2,6-Xylenol is a chemical compound which is one of the six isomers of xylenol. It is also commonly known as 2,6-dimethylphenol (DMP). It is a colorless solid. 2,6-DMP is produced by the methylation of phenol. With production >100,000 tons/y, it is the most important xylenol.

In organic chemistry, xylene or xylol (from Greek ξύλον (xylon) 'wood'; [1][2] IUPAC name: dimethylbenzene) are any of three organic compounds with the formula (CH3)2C6H4.

2,4-xylenol is a member of the class of phenols that phenol substituted by methyl groups at positions 2 and 4. It has a role as a disinfectant and a volatile oil component. It is a member of phenols and an aromatic fungicide. It derives from a hydride of a m-xylene.

Xylenol is a white crystalline solid. It is combustible though it may take some effort to ignite. It is slightly soluble in water. It is toxic from ingestion or inhalation of the powder. It is used in disinfectants, insecticides, and to make other chemicals.

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Xylenes may cause DNA fragmentation at cytotoxic concentrations because of nucleases released from lysosomes in moribund cells. There is also limited evidence from bacterial test systems that suggests that xylene metabolites, specifically m-xylenol, p-xylenol, 2,4-dimethylphenol, and o-methylbenzyl alcohol, are also nonmutagenic.

The meaning of XYLENOL is any of six crystalline isomeric phenols C8H10O or a mixture of them derived from the xylenes, found in coal tar, and used chiefly as disinfectants and in making phenolic resins.

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Xylenol Orange tetrasodium salt is a fluorochrome acid dye with complexing and chelating properties that make it useful as an indicator in the spectrophotometric detection and assay of metal ions such as calcium, cadmium, bismuth, zinc, lead, and mercury. Its tetrasodium salt especially is used as an indicator in metal titrations.