Sharp, pungent phenolic odor reminiscent of creosote and coal tar, with a medicinal, almost antiseptic edge. Dries down to a smoky, leathery facet with faint sweet-woody undertones.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1390.
The Xylenols are solid white materials.
They are very slightly soluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.
Xylenols are used as disinfectants and bactericides, and as such may be encountered in perfumery as an odor problem to overcome.