p-Cresol is a metabolite found in or produced by Escherichia coli (strain K12, MG1655).
Corrosive
Acute toxic
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p-Cresol is a metabolite found in or produced by Escherichia coli (strain K12, MG1655).
| Physical Description | P-cresol is a colorless solid with a tar like odor. Sinks and mixes slowly with water. (USCG, 1999) |
| Color/Form | Crystalline solid [Note: A liquid above 95 degees F] |
| Odor | Phenolic odor |
| Melting Point | 94.6 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Boiling Point | 395.2 °F at 760 mmHg (NTP, 1992) |
| Flash Point | 187 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Density | 1.034 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999) - Denser than water; will sink |
| Solubility | less than 1 mg/mL at 70 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Vapor Pressure | 0.04 mmHg at 68 °F ; 0.11 mmHg at 77 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Refractive Index | Index of refraction = 1.5395 at 20 °C/D |
| Stability/Shelf Life | Crystals or liquid darken with exposure to air and light. |
| IUPAC Name | 4-methylphenol |
| Molecular Formula | C7H8O |
| Molecular Weight | 108.14 g/mol |
| CAS | 106-44-5 |
| SMILES | CC1=CC=C(C=C1)O |
| InChIKey | IWDCLRJOBJJRNH-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| Catalog No | KC.1610020 |
| Pack sizes | 500GM |
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