| p-Cresol | |
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| IUPAC name |
4-Methylphenol
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| Other names | 4-Hydroxytoluene, p-Hydroxytoluene, p-Methylphenol |
| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | 106-44-5  |
| RTECS number | GO6475000 |
| SMILES |
Cc1ccc(O)cc1
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| Properties | |
| Molecular formula | C7H8O |
| Molar mass | 108.13 |
| Appearance | colorless prismatic crystals |
| Density | 1.0347 g/ml |
| Melting point |
35.5 °C, 309 K, 96 °F |
| Boiling point |
201.8 °C, 475 K, 395 °F |
| Solubility in water | 2.4 g/100 ml at 40 °C 5.3 g/100 ml at 100 °C |
| Solubility in ethanol | fully miscible |
| Solubility in diethyl ether | fully miscible |
| Refractive index (nD) | 1.5395 |
| Hazards | |
| MSDS | External MSDS |
| R-phrases | R34 R24 R25 |
| S-phrases | S36 S37 S39 S45 |
| NFPA 704 |
 1
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0
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| Related compounds | |
| Related phenols | o-cresol, m-cresol, phenol |
| (what is this?) (verify) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) |
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| Infobox references | |
p-Cresol, also 4-methylphenol, is a phenol, with formula (CH3)C6H4(OH).
It is a positional isomer; the other two are m-cresol and o-cresol. P-cresol is a major component in pig odor [1]. For more information see cresol.
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