Guaiacol
Packaging: 225 KG/DRUM
Storage: Keep in cool, dry environments.
Shelf life: 2 years
| Items | Standards |
| Appearance | Colorless to pale yellow or white crystals |
| Flavor | Characteristic value smell |
| Color | 60 |
| Assay % | 99.5 Min |
| Solidification point ℃ | 27 |
| highboiling | 0.2 Max |
| Arsenic Content % | 0.0003 Max |
| Heavy Metal % | 0.001 Max |
| After drying weightlessness % | 0.5 Max |
Guaiacol is a naturally occurring organic compound with the formula C6H4(OH)(OCH3), discovered by Ascanio Sobrero[citation needed]. Although it is biosynthesized by a variety of organisms, this yellowish aromatic oil is usually derived from guaiacum or wood creosote. Samples darken upon exposure to air and light. Guaiacol is present in wood smoke, resulting from the pyrolysis of lignin. The compound contributes to the flavor of many compounds, e.g. roasted coffee. Guaiacol is a precursor to various flavorants such as eugenol and Vanillin. Its derivatives are used medicinally as an expectorant, antiseptic, and local anesthetic. It also can be used as an indicator in chemical reactions that produce oxygen. When oxygen binds to it, the complex turns yellowish brown and absorbs light maximally at about 470 nm.
