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o-Cresol CAS 95-48-7

o-Cresol is a colorless liquid or crystal. It is miscible with alcohol, ether and chloroform. It is soluble in sodium hydroxide solution. It is slightly soluble in water. It has a phenol odor. It darkens when exposed to air and sunlight. It is toxic! It mainly acts on the central nervous system and can even cause death in severe cases.
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o-Cresol Basic information
Product Name: o-Cresol
CAS: 95-48-7
MF: C7H8O
MW: 108.14
EINECS: 202-423-8
Mol File: 95-48-7.mol
o-Cresol Chemical Properties
Melting point 29-31 °C (lit.)
Boiling point 191 °C (lit.)
density 1.048 g/mL at 25 °C
vapor density 3.72 (vs air)
vapor pressure 0.3 mm Hg ( 20 °C)
refractive index 1.5361
FEMA 3480 | O-CRESOL
Fp 178 °F
storage temp. under inert gas
solubility 20g/l
pka 10.2(at 25℃)
form Liquid or Low Melting Solid
color white to brown
PH 4.8 (20g/l, H2O, 20℃)
Odor at 0.01 % in dipropylene glycol. musty phenolic plastic medicinal herbal leathery
Odor Threshold 0.00028ppm
Odor Type phenolic
biological source synthetic
explosive limit 1.47%, 148°F
Water Solubility 20 g/L (20 ºC)
Merck 142,579
JECFA Number 691
BRN 506917
Henry's Law Constant 0.34 at 5.25 °C, 0.61 at 10.00 °C, 1.57 at 20.00 °C, 2.33 at 25.00 °C (dynamic equilibrium system- GC, Feigenbrugel et al., 2004a)
Exposure limits NIOSH REL: TWA 2.3 ppm (10 mg/m3), IDLH 250 ppm; OSHA PEL: TWA 5 ppm (22 mg/m3); ACGIH TLV: TWA for all isomers 5 ppm (adopted).
Dielectric constant 5.8(-5℃)
Stability: Stable, but light and air sensitive. Combustible. Incompatible with oxidizing agents, bases.
InChIKey QWVGKYWNOKOFNN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
LogP 1.95 at 20℃
Surface tension 35.86mN/m at 298.15K
CAS DataBase Reference 95-48-7(CAS DataBase Reference)
NIST Chemistry Reference Phenol, 2-methyl-(95-48-7)
EPA Substance Registry System o-Cresol (95-48-7)
O-Cresol % ≥99.00 ≥99.70 ≥99.90
Water content % ≤0.20 ≤0.05 ≤0.05
Phenol content % ≤0.20 ≤0.05 ≤0.01
2,6-Dimethyl %
≤0.50

≤0.20

≤0.04
Chromatic value Hazen ≤20 ≤20 ≤20

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