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Preferred IUPAC name
4-(2-Hydroxyethyl)phenol | |
Other names
p-Hydroxyphenethyl alcohol
2-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)ethanol 4-Hydroxyphenylethanol | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.007.210 |
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Properties | |
C8H10O2 | |
Molar mass | 138.164 g/mol |
Melting point | 91 to 92 °C (196 to 198 °F; 364 to 365 K) |
Boiling point | 158 °C (316 °F; 431 K) at 4 Torr |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Tyrosol is an organic compound with the formula HOC6H4CH2CH2OH. Classified as a phenylethanoid, i.e. a derivative of phenethyl alcohol, It is found in a variety of natural sources. The compound is colorless solid. The principal source in the human diet is olive oil.[1][2]
As an antioxidant, tyrosol may protect cells against injury due to oxidation in vitro.[3] Although it is not as potent as other antioxidants present in olive oil (e.g., hydroxytyrosol), its higher concentration and good bioavailability indicate that it may have an important overall effect.[4]
Tyrosol may also be cardioprotective. Trosol-treated animals showed significant increase in the phosphorylation of Akt, eNOS and FOXO3a.[5] In addition, tyrosol also induced the expression of the protein SIRT1 in the heart after myocardial infarction in a rat MI model.[6]
Tyrosol forms esters with a variety of organic acids.[7]