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C85751

p-Cresol

99%

Synonym(s):

4-Methylphenol

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Linear Formula:
CH3C6H4OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
108.14
UNSPSC Code:
12352002
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
203-398-6
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1305151
MDL number:
Assay:
99%
Bp:
202 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
1 mmHg ( 20 °C)
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vapor density

3.72 (vs air)

Quality Level

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

99%

form

(Liquid, Solid, or Crystalline Solid)

autoignition temp.

1038 °F

expl. lim.

1 %, 1.1 %, 150 °F

bp

202 °C (lit.)

mp

32-34 °C (lit.)

density

1.034 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

Cc1ccc(O)cc1

InChI

1S/C7H8O/c1-6-2-4-7(8)5-3-6/h2-5,8H,1H3

InChI key

IWDCLRJOBJJRNH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

p-Cresol, also known as 4-methylphenol, is an organic compound frequently utilized as an intermediate to synthesis various chemicals. It belongs to the phenol family and is an isomer of o-cresol and m-cresol.

Application


  • Detoxification of sewage sludge by natural attenuation and implications for its use as a fertilizer on agricultural soils.: This article discusses the role of p-Cresol in the detoxification processes of sewage sludge, considering its implications for safe agricultural use, addressing environmental and health concerns (Mazzeo DEC et al., 2016).

  • Characterization of livestock odors using steel plates, solid-phase microextraction, and multidimensional gas chromatography-mass spectrometry-olfactometry.: This research characterizes the complex odors of livestock environments, highlighting the role of p-Cresol in odor profiles, which could help improve management practices and mitigate odor emissions (Bulliner EA et al., 2006).



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wgk

WGK 2

pictograms

Skull and crossbonesCorrosion

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 3 - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

flash_point_f

186.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

86 °C - closed cup

Regulatory Information

危险化学品

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Yu-Sen Peng et al.
Toxicology, 302(1), 11-17 (2012-07-21)
High serum levels of p-cresol have been associated with cardiovascular diseases. This study investigated the effects of p-cresol on gap junctions in neonatal cultured cardiomyocytes. p-Cresol reduced the spontaneous contraction rates of cardiomyocytes, and caused irregular cardiomyocyte beating. Junctional connexin
Laetitia Koppe et al.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN, 24(1), 88-99 (2013-01-01)
The mechanisms underlying the insulin resistance that frequently accompanies CKD are poorly understood, but the retention of renally excreted compounds may play a role. One such compound is p-cresyl sulfate (PCS), a protein-bound uremic toxin that originates from tyrosine metabolism
Michaël Carboni et al.
Inorganic chemistry, 51(19), 10447-10460 (2012-09-20)
The heterodinuclear complexes [Fe(III)Mn(II)(L-Bn)(μ-OAc)(2)](ClO(4))(2) (1) and [Fe(II)Mn(II)(L-Bn)(μ-OAc)(2)](ClO(4)) (2) with the unsymmetrical dinucleating ligand HL-Bn {[2-bis[(2-pyridylmethyl)aminomethyl]]-6-[benzyl-2-(pyridylmethyl)aminomethyl]-4-methylphenol} were synthesized and characterized as biologically relevant models of the new Fe/Mn class of nonheme enzymes. Crystallographic studies have been completed on compound 1 and



Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
C85751-500G04061833522554
C85751-5G04061833522561
C85751-100G04061833522547