MOLECULE

p-Ethyltoluene

p-Ethyltoluene or 4-Ethyltoluene belongs to the class of organic compounds known as toluenes. p-Ethyltoluene is one of three isomers of ethyltoluene, the other two isomers being 3-ethyltoluene and 2-ethyltoluene. Toluenes are compounds containing a benzene ring which bears a methane group. Toluene is a compound constituted by a benzene ring bearing a methyl group. In veterinary, toluene is used for the removal of ascarids (Toxocara canis and Toxascaris leonina) and hookworms (Ancylostoma caninum and Uncinaria stenocephala) and as an aid in removing tapeworms (Taenia pisiformis, Dipylidium caninum, and Echinococcus granulosus) from dogs and cats. Toluene is possibly neutral. Toluene is a sweet and paint tasting compound. Outside of the human body, toluene is found in the highest concentration within several different plant sources, such as black walnuts, rosemaries, and corianders. Toluene has also been detected, but not quantified, in several different foods, such as prickly pears, citrus, yellow bell peppers, apples, and garden tomato. Toluene has also been detected in the essential oils of cannabis plants (PMID: 6991645). More specifically, p-ethyltoluene has been found to be a volatile component from cannabis (PMID: 26657499). 4-Ethyltoluene is also found in cannabis plant and cannabis smoke. It is volatilized during the combustion of cannabis (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-947-9_2).