o-Cresol

CAS Registry Number®

95-48-7

CAS Name

o-Cresol

Molecular Formula

C7H8O

Molecular Mass

108.14

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    191-192 °C
  • Melting Point (1)

    30 °C
  • Density (1)

    1.047 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

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

InChIKey

InChIKey=QWVGKYWNOKOFNN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CC1=C(O)C=CC=C1

Canonical SMILES

OC=1C=CC=CC1C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Phenol, 2-methyl-
  • o-Cresol
  • 2-Methylphenol
  • o-Hydroxytoluene
  • o-Methylphenol

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