3-Ethylphenol

3-Ethylphenol is a phenol found in urine samples of female elephants.[1]

3-Ethyl phenol

Names
IUPAC name 3-Ethylphenol
Identifiers
CAS Number	620-17-7^Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:34332
ChemSpider	11604
ECHA InfoCard	100.009.663
KEGG	C14386
PubChem CID	12101
UNII	0G9ZK222JX^Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID0022480
InChI InChI=1S/C8H10O/c1-2-7-4-3-5-8(9)6-7/h3-6,9H,2H2,1H3 Key: HMNKTRSOROOSPP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES Oc1cc(ccc1)CC
Properties
Chemical formula	C8H10O
Molar mass	122.167 g·mol^−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

It is used as a photographic chemical intermediate and an intermediate for the cyan coupler of photographic paper.[2]

It's a tsetse fly attractant. Therefore, it's a kairomone.[3]

References

1. L.E.L. Rasmussen and V. Krishnamurthy (January 2001). "Urinary, temporal gland, and breath odors from Asian elephants of Mudumalai National Park" (PDF). GAJAH, the Journal of the Asian Elephant Specialist Group (20): 1–8.
2. Horikawa Y (1998). "Industrialization of the process for cyancoupler intermediate production". Res Dev Rep Sumitomo Chem. 2: 44–48.
3. Hitschler, Julia; Grininger, Martin; Boles, Eckhard (2020). "Substrate promiscuity of polyketide synthase enables production of tsetse fly attractants 3-ethylphenol and 3-propylphenol by engineering precursor supply in yeast". Scientific Reports. 10 (1). doi:10.1038/s41598-020-66997-5. ISSN 2045-2322.