Creosote

Base Information

• Chemical Name: Creosote
• CAS No.: 8021-39-4
• Molecular Formula: C7H8O2
• Molecular Weight: 0.00000
• Hs Code.: 3807.00
• Mol file: 8021-39-4.mol

Synonyms:Beechwoodcreosote; Creasote; Creosote beechwood; Wood creosote

Chemical Property of Creosote

Chemical Property:

• Appearance/Colour: Colorless to yellowish oily liquid
• Vapor Pressure: 0.179mmHg at 25°C
• Melting Point: -20
• Refractive Index: 1.534
• Boiling Point: 200 - 240 C
• Flash Point: 74 °C
• PSA: 0.00000
• Density: 1.09 g/mL at 20 °C
• LogP: 0.00000

Purity/Quality:

99% ^*data from raw suppliers

Creosote from beechwood tar ^*data from reagent suppliers

Safty Information:

• Pictogram(s): 8 (Packing Group: II) UN NO.
• Hazard Codes: T,C
• Statements: 23/24/25-34-48/20/21/22-68-52/53-37
• Safety Statements: 26-36/37/39-45-61

MSDS Files:

Total 1 MSDS from other Authors

Useful:

• Description: Creosote is the name used for a variety of products: wood creosote, coal tar creosote, coal tar, coal tar pitch, and coal tar pitch volatiles. These products are mixtures of many chemicals created by burning of beech and other woods, coal, or from the resin of the creosote bush.Wood creosote is a colorless to yellowish greasy liquid with a characteristic smoky odor and sharp burned taste. It is soluble in water and is derived from the resin of leaves of the creosote bush and beechwood.
• Uses: Creosote is used in construction (roofing), railroad and utilities industries, and for wood treatment and waterproofing.Coal tar creosote is the most common form of creosote in the workplace and at hazardous waste sites in the U.S. Coal tar creosote is widely used as a wood preservative.It is also used to treat skin diseases such as psoriasis and as an insecticide and fungicide. Wood creosote has been used as a disinfectant, a laxative, and a cough treatment, but has since been replaced by better medicines. Coal tar products are used in medicines to treat skin diseases such as psoriasis, and also as animal and bird repellents, insecticides, animal dips, and fungicides. Coal tar creosote is the most widely used wood preservative in the United States. Coal tar, coal tar pitch, and coal tar pitch volatiles are used for roofing, aluminum smelting, and coking. Coal tar creosote has been used as a wood preservative pesticide in the United States since the late 1890s. This accounts for more than 97% of coal tar creosote production.Other uses include animal and bird repellent, insecticide, animal dip, fungicide, and pharmaceutical applications. Beechwood creosote has, in the past, been used for medicinal purposes.