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3,5-Dimethylphenol

CAS 108-68-9

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

50356-23-5

3,5-Dimethylphenol chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

3,5-Dimethylphenol in plain language

What it is

Also known as Xylenol 3,5-DIMETHYLPHENOL · 3,5-XYLENOL · 1,3,5-XYLENOL · 1,5-Dimethyl-3-hyperoxybenzene · 1-Hydroxy-3,5-dimethylbenzene · 3,5-Dimethyl phenol

Show all 15 names

3,5-Dimethylphenol-2,4,6-d3 · 3,5-Dmp · 3,5-xilenol · 5-Hydroxy-m-xylene · Benzene, 1,3-dimethyl-5-hydroxy- · Phenol, 3,5-dimethyl- · Sym-m-xylenol · Xylenol, 3,5- · Xylenol 200

What it does

Used in consumer products as a fragrance ingredient and a flavouring.

  • Fragrance
  • Flavouring
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. 3,5-Dimethylphenol appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 9 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Vehicle. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Flavouring and nutrient, Fragrance, aminoplastes / phenoplastes (uf, muf)>xylenol formaldehydes.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 9 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Vehicle. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Flavouring and nutrient, Fragrance, aminoplastes / phenoplastes (uf, muf)>xylenol formaldehydes.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for 3,5-Dimethylphenol yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2020-03-19

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.

Avoid

The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed 3,5-Dimethylphenol in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

9

Named organisations

3

Laboratory suppliesVehicle

Typical roles

FragranceFlavouring
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