MOLECULE

2-Ethyl toluene

2-Ethyl toluene or 1-ethyl-2-methylbenzene is an organic compound and a member of the class of toluenes carrying an ethyl group at the ortho-position. 2-Ethyl toluene or o-ethyltoluene belongs to the family of Toluenes. 2-Ethyl toluene is an ethylated derivative of toluene. Toluene is a sweet and paint tasting compound. Toluene is found, on average, in the highest concentration within a few different foods, such as black walnuts, rosemaries, and corianders and in a lower concentration in milk (cow) and kohlrabis. Toluene has also been detected, but not quantified in several different foods, such as prickly pears, citrus, yellow bell peppers, apples, and garden tomato (var.). Toluene is a drug which is used for the removal of ascarids (Toxocara canis and Toxascaris leonina) and hookworms (Ancylostoma caninum and Uncinaria stenocephala). Toluene and its derivatives are also a part of the volatile compounds found in cannabis plants (PMID: 26657499). O-ethyltoluene is also a constituent of cannabis smoke and is volatilized during the combustion of cannabis (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-947-9_2).