m-Cresol is a metabolite found in or produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Corrosive
Acute toxic
⚠️ For information only; not a substitute for the official Safety Data Sheet (SDS).
m-Cresol is a metabolite found in or produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
| Physical Description | M-cresol is a colorless liquid with a sweet tarry odor. Sinks and mixes slowly with water. (USCG, 1999) |
| Color/Form | Colorless, yellowish liquid |
| Odor | Phenolic odor |
| Melting Point | 52.7 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Boiling Point | 397 °F at 760 mmHg (NTP, 1992) |
| Flash Point | 187 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Density | 1.0336 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999) - Denser than water; will sink |
| Solubility | 10 to 50 mg/mL at 68 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Vapor Pressure | 0.04 mmHg at 68 °F ; 1 mmHg at 126 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Refractive Index | Index of refraction: 1.5398 at 20 °C/D |
| Stability/Shelf Life | Crystals or liquid darken with exposure to air and light. |
| IUPAC Name | 3-methylphenol |
| Molecular Formula | C7H8O |
| Molecular Weight | 108.14 g/mol |
| CAS | 108-39-4 |
| SMILES | CC1=CC(=CC=C1)O |
| InChIKey | RLSSMJSEOOYNOY-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| Catalog No | KC.1310005 |
| Pack sizes | 500ML |
⚠️ For information only; not a substitute for the official SDS.