| 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) |
| FEMA |
3480 | O-CRESOL |
| refractive index |
1.5361 |
| Flash point |
178 °F |
| storage temp. |
under inert gas |
| solubility |
20g/l |
| form |
Liquid or Low Melting Solid |
| pka |
10.2(at 25℃) |
| color |
white to brown |
| Odor |
at 0.01 % in dipropylene glycol. musty phenolic plastic medicinal herbal leathery |
| PH |
4.8 (20g/l, H2O, 20℃) |
| explosive limit |
1.47%, 148°F |
| Odor Threshold |
0.00028ppm |
| Odor Type |
phenolic |
| biological source |
synthetic |
| Water Solubility |
20 g/L (20 ºC) |
| Merck |
14,2579 |
| 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. |
| Major Application |
agriculture
cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care |
| Cosmetics Ingredients Functions |
ANTIMICROBIAL
PERFUMING |
| Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) |
o-Cresol (95-48-7) |
| InChI |
1S/C7H8O/c1-6-4-2-3-5-7(6)8/h2-5,8H,1H3 |
| InChIKey |
QWVGKYWNOKOFNN-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES |
Cc1ccccc1O |
| 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) |
