2-Ethylphenol is an

organic compound In chemistry, organic compounds are generally any chemical compounds that contain carbon-hydrogen or carbon-carbon bonds. Due to carbon's ability to catenate (form chains with other carbon atoms), millions of organic compounds are known. The ...

with the formula C₂H₅C₆H₄OH. It is one of three isomeric

ethylphenol Ethylphenol may refer to: * 2-Ethylphenol * 3-Ethylphenol * 4-Ethylphenol * Ethyl phenyl ether Ethyl phenyl ether (or phenetole) is an organic compound that belongs to a class of compounds called ethers. Ethyl phenyl ether has the same properti ...

s. A colorless liquid, it occurs as an impurity in

xylenol Xylenols are organic compounds with the formula (CH3)2C6H3OH. 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. Six isomers exist, of whi ...

s and as such is used in the production of commercial

phenolic resin Phenol formaldehyde resins (PF) or phenolic resins (also infrequently called phenoplasts) are synthetic polymers obtained by the reaction of phenol or substituted phenol with formaldehyde. Used as the basis for Bakelite, PFs were the first commerc ...

s. It is produced by ethylation of phenol using ethylene or ethanol in the presence of aluminium phenolate.

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