m-Cresol

C7H8OCAS 108-39-4108.14 g/mol

OH
Phenol

Properties

Molecular formula
C7H8O
Molar mass
108.14 g/mol
Exact mass
108.0575 Da
Density
1.034 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Melting point
11–12 °C
Boiling point
202 °C
Critical temperature
432.6 °C (705.7 K)ChemSep
Critical pressure
45.6 barChemSep
Acentric factor
0.452ChemSep
Enthalpy of formation (gas)
−132.30 kJ/molChemSep
pKa
10.09
Flash point
86 °C (closed cup)
Water solubility
24 g/L (20 °C)
logP
1.70Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
20.2 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 1
Rotatable bonds
0

Hazards

Danger
Corrosive (GHS05)Acute Toxic (GHS06)

Harmonised EU classification (CLP Annex VI, index 604-004-00-9[1]), via PubChem.

Precautionary statements

P260, P262, P264, P270, P280, P301+P316, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P321, P330, P361+P364, P363, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
108-39-4
SMILES
Cc1cccc(O)c1
InChIKey
RLSSMJSEOOYNOY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C7H8O/c1-6-3-2-4-7(8)5-6/h2-5,8H,1H3
Characterization data

Calculated from the structure, in the form journals print them.

¹H NMR
Predicted ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.13 (t, J = 7.7 Hz, 1H), 6.73 (dt, J = 7.7, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 6.62 (t, J = 1.6 Hz, 1H), 6.59 (dt, J = 7.7, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 5.30 (br s, 1H), 2.35 (s, 3H).
¹³C NMR
Predicted ¹³C NMR (101 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 155.2, 139.1, 129.7, 121.7, 116.3, 112.7, 19.8.
[M + H]+
[M + H]+ Calcd for C7H9O 109.0648
[M + Na]+
[M + Na]+ Calcd for C7H8NaO 131.0467
[M − H]−
[M − H]− Calcd for C7H7O 107.0502
Elemental analysis
Anal. Calcd for C7H8O: C, 77.75; H, 7.46.

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Names and synonyms

13 names · show all
  • Phenol, 3-methyl-
  • 3-Methylphenol
  • m-Cresylic acid
  • m-Kresol
  • m-Oxytoluene
  • 1-Hydroxy-3-methylbenzene
  • 3-Cresol
  • 3-Hydroxytoluene
  • m-Toluol
  • m-Methylphenol
  • m-Hydroxytoluene
  • meta-Cresol
  • NSC 8768

Safety data sheets

One stored sheet lists this compound in section 3, matched by the CAS number 108-39-4. Each row opens the sheet with its composition and PDF.

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