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p-Cresol

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Synonym(s):
4-Methylphenol
Linear Formula:
CH3C6H4OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
108.14
Beilstein:
1305151
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352002
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.21

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

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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).

Pictograms

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

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

WGK

WGK 2

Regulatory Information

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Fangxin Hu et al.
Analytica chimica acta, 724, 40-46 (2012-04-10)
In this paper, the reduced graphene oxide and multiwall carbon nanotubes hybrid materials (RGO-MWNTs) were prepared and a strategy for detecting environmental contaminations was proposed on the basis of RGO-MWNTs modified electrode. The hybrid materials were characterized by the scanning
K Akasaka et al.
Journal of chromatography, 617(2), 205-211 (1993-08-11)
Cholesterol ester (ChE) and triacylglycerol (TG) hydroperoxides in human plasma were determined by high-performance liquid chromatography with postcolumn detection with diphenyl-1-pyrenylphosphine. Human plasma was extracted once with n-hexane. 2,6-Di-tert.-butyl-4-methylphenol and N-stearylcinnamide were added to human plasma before extraction as an
H A M Mutsaers et al.
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1832(1), 142-150 (2012-09-29)
During chronic kidney disease (CKD), drug metabolism is affected leading to changes in drug disposition. Furthermore, there is a progressive accumulation of uremic retention solutes due to impaired renal clearance. Here, we investigated whether uremic toxins can influence the metabolic
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

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