o-Cresol

C7H8OCAS 95-48-7108.14 g/mol

HO
Phenol

Properties

Molecular formula
C7H8O
Molar mass
108.14 g/mol
Exact mass
108.0575 Da
Density
1.047 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Melting point
30 °C
Boiling point
191–192 °C
Critical temperature
424.5 °C (697.6 K)ChemSep
Critical pressure
50 barChemSep
Acentric factor
0.435ChemSep
Enthalpy of formation (gas)
−128.57 kJ/molChemSep
pKa
10.287
Flash point
81 °C (closed cup)
Water solubility
25 g/L (25 °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[2]), 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
95-48-7
SMILES
Cc1ccccc1O
InChIKey
QWVGKYWNOKOFNN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C7H8O/c1-6-4-2-3-5-7(6)8/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 7.06 (dd, J = 7.7, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 7.03 (td, J = 7.7, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 6.80 (td, J = 7.7, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 6.69 (dd, 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 156.0, 130.5, 126.9, 124.9, 120.9, 115.5, 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

14 names · show all
  • Phenol, 2-methyl-
  • 2-Methylphenol
  • o-Hydroxytoluene
  • o-Methylphenol
  • o-Oxytoluene
  • 2-Cresol
  • o-Methylphenylol
  • 2-Hydroxytoluene
  • o-Toluol
  • 1-Hydroxy-2-methylbenzene
  • o-Cresylic acid
  • 1-Methyl-2-hydroxybenzene
  • NSC 23076
  • NSC 36809

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

The same compound in another form: other stereochemistry, a salt or hydrate, the free acid or base, or an isotope-labelled version.

Similar compounds

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.

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