No. You are thinking of thimerosal. Thymol is in thyme and oregano oils.
thymol blue 436, 545 and 595 nm
KOH
Thymol is one of the main ingredients in oil of thyme. It has powerful antiseptic and antifungal properties and is sometimes used in mouthwashes and toothpaste both for that reason and because it has a pleasant smell. Chemically it's 2-isopropyl-5-methylphenol.
Thymol is a good catalyst in saponification. I personally used it during chem prac class :)
what is the chemical formula for thymol blue
thymol blue 436, 545 and 595 nm
Thymol exists as a white, crystalline solid at room temperature.
Yes it is soluble because NaOH is nonpolar as well as Thymol being nonpolar
DISSOLVE 1.2 Gm OF THYMOL CRYSTALS IN 20mL OF ETHYL ALCOHOL. THEN, BRING TO FINAL VOLUME WITH ETHYL ALCOHOL.
Yes, thymol can result in dilated and fixed pupils which could then be damaging to the eye if you go to the area of increased sun exposure. This mostly occurs in overdose of thymol.
Thymol blue will be yellow at pH < 8
thymol is polar it does slightly dissolve in water and very soluble in NaOH.
C10H14O
the functional group of thymol is phenol because it got an OH group connected to aromatic ring (AR-OH)
Aristol
I buy my Oil of Oregano from Natural Wellbeing and the label does not state anything about there being thymol in it at all.
John Rupert Merritt has written: 'Some thymol derivatives of possible medicinal value' -- subject(s): Thymol