• Identifiers

    CAS number
    95-48-7

    Molecular formula
    C7H8O

    SMILES
    CC1=CC=CC=C1O
    OH

    Safety labels

    Corrosive
    Corrosive

    Acute Toxic
    Acute Toxic

    Retention indicies (RI)

    • DB5: 1052.5
    • Carbowax: 2015.67
  • Odor profile

    phenolic 91.66%
    medicinal 74.69%
    smoky 67.41%
    sweet 55.49%
    leathery 49.92%
    spicy 47.28%
    musty 45.0%
    burnt 44.19%
    woody 38.35%
    animal 37.92%

    Scent© AI

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.0 Well soluble in IAA, DEP, MMB

    Molecular weight
    108.14 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • 0.2685 hPa @ 20°C
    • 0.407 hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately fast

    Melting points

    • 88 °F (EPA, 1998)
    • 31.0 °C
    • 29.8 °C
    • 31 °C
    • 88 °F

    Boiling points

    • 376 °F at 760 mmHg (EPA, 1998)
    • 191.0 °C
    • 191.00 to 192.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
    • 191 °C
    • 376 °F

    Flash points

    • 177.8 to 181.4 °F (EPA, 1998)
    • 81.0 °C (177.8 °F) - closed cup
    • 178 °F (81 °C) (Closed cup)
    • 81 °C c.c.
    • 178 °F

    Solubilities

    • less than 1 mg/mL at 66 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • In water, 2.59X10+4 mg/L at 25 °C
    • Soluble in about 40 parts water.
    • Miscible with ethanol, chloroform and ether. Soluble in solution of the fixed alkali hydroxides.
    • Miscible with acetone, benzene and carbon tetrachloride
    • Soluble in vegetable oils
    • 25.9 mg/mL at 25 °C
    • Solubility in water, g/100ml at 25 °C: 2.5 (moderate)
    • soluble in water
    • very soluble (in ethanol)
    • 2%

  • Synonyms

    • o-cresol
    • 2-Methylphenol
    • 95-48-7
    • Orthocresol
    • 2-hydroxytoluene
    • Phenol, 2-methyl-
    • 2-Cresol
    • o-methylphenol
    • o-Cresylic acid
    • o-Oxytoluene
NaN of -Infinity
Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Atractylis Atractylodes lancea (Thunb.) DC. (A. ovata Thunb.; A. chinensis (Bunge)DC) 0.05%
Jasmine (Egypt) 8022-96-6 Jasminum officinale var. grandiflorum L., fam. Oleaceae 0.28%
Genet absolute 2 8023-80-1 Spartium junceum L., fam. Leguminosae (Papilionaceae) 0.05%
Cyphomandra betacea fruit Cyphomandra betacea Sendtn., fam. Solanaceae (tree tomato, tamarillo) 0.01%
Rose (Bulgaria) 4a 8007-01-0 Rosa damascena Mill., fam. Rosaceae 0.6%
Rose (Bulgaria) 4b 8007-01-0 Rosa damascena Mill., fam. Rosaceae 0.1%
Rose (Bulgaria) 4c 8007-01-0 Rosa damascena Mill., fam. Rosaceae 0.2%
Mullilam leaf (India) Zanthoxylum rhetsa D.C. syn. Z. limonella (Dennst.) Alston, fam. Rutaceae 0.2%
Chicory root, roasted 1a 68650-43-1 Cichorium intybus L., fam. Asteraceae (Compositae) 0.02%
Chicory root, roasted 1b 68650-43-1 Cichorium intybus L., fam. Asteraceae (Compositae) 0.01%
Anthoxanthum odoratum (Italy) 1a fresh leaf Anthoxanthum odoratum L., fam. Poaceae (Gramineae) 0.01%
Anthoxanthum odoratum (Italy) 1b hay Anthoxanthum odoratum L., fam. Poaceae (Gramineae) 0.01%