Also known as thymohydroquinone dimethyl ether, 1,4-dimethoxy-2-methyl-5-propan-2-ylbenzene
'2,5-Dimethoxy-p-cymene, or thymohydroquinone dimethyl ether', is a phytochemical found in the essential oils of plants within the family Asteraceae. These essential oils, which contain the compound as a major component of the oil, have antifungal, antibacterial, and insecticidal properties.
'2,5-Dimethoxy-p-cymene, or thymohydroquinone dimethyl ether', is a phytochemical found in the essential oils of plants within the family Asteraceae. These essential oils, which contain the compound as a major component of the oil, have antifungal, antibacterial, and insecticidal properties.
==Natural occurrence== 2,5-Dimethoxy-p-cymene occurs in a variety of different plants' essential oils. Examples include: Ayapana triplinervis (92.8%) Apium leptophyllum (50.7 to 80.24%) Cyathocline purpurea (57.4%) Arnica montana (32.6%) Laggera crispata (32.2%) Blumea perrottetiana (30.0%) Eupatorium capillifolium (20.8%) Sphaeranthus indicus (18.2%) Limbarda crithmoides (16.4) Bubonium imbricatum (16.2%)
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