ortho-cresol

Full Material List
2-methylphenol

Identifiers

FEMA 3480
CAS 95-48-7
EINECS 202-423-8
Synonyms
  • 2- cresol
  • nat.o- cresol
  • o- cresol
  • o- cresol, natural
  • o- cresylic acid
  • ortho- cresylic acid
  • 2- hydroxy-1-methylbenzene
  • 1- hydroxy-2-methylbenzene
  • 2- hydroxytoluene
  • o- hydroxytoluene
  • ortho- hydroxytoluene
  • 2- methyl phenol
  • o- methyl phenol
  • ortho- methyl phenol
  • 1- methyl-2-hydroxybenzene
  • 2- methylphenol
  • o- methylphenol
JECFA Food Flavoring 691
JECFA Food Additive N/A
DG SANTE Food Flavourings 04.027 2-methylphenol
DG SANTE Food Contact Materials 2-methylphenol
FDA UNII YW84DH5I7U
CoE Number 618
XlogP3-AA 2.00 (est)
Molecular Weight 108.13996
Molecular Formula C7 H8 O

Organoleptic

Organoleptic Notes
  • 1. Odor Type: phenolic Odor Strength:high ,recommend smelling in a 0.01 % solution or less
  • Substantivity:41 hour(s) at 100.00 %
  • musty phenolic plastic medicinal herbal leathery
  • Odor Description:at 0.01 % in dipropylene glycol. musty phenolic plastic medicinal herbal leatheryLuebke, William tgsc, (1995)
  • Odor sample from: Sigma-Aldrich
  • Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found).
Odor phenolic
musty, phenolic, plastic, medicinal, herbal, leathery,
Flavor N/A

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Properties

Food Chemicals Codex Listed No
Appearance white solid (est)
Assay 99.00 to 100.00
Specific Gravity 1.04600 to 1.05100 @ 25.00 °C.
Lbs/Gal (est) 8.704 to 8.745
Refractive Index 1.54800 to 1.55900 @ 20.00 °C.
Melting Point 30.00 to 34.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Boiling Point 191.00 to 192.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Flash Point 178.00 °F. TCC ( 81.11 °C. )
Acid Value N/A
Vapor Pressure 0.030000 mmHg @ 20.00 °C.
Vapor Density 3.72 ( Air = 1 )
logP (o/w) 1.95
Soluble In
  • alcohol
  • water, 9066 mg/L @ 25 °C (est)
  • water, 2.59E+04 mg/L @ 25 °C (exp)
Occurrence
  • asparagus shoot
  • castoreum
  • cherry sour cherry plant
  • coffee arabica coffee bean
  • coffee bean
  • lavender oil spike spain @ 0.016%
  • mustard white mustard
  • pepper bell pepper fruit
  • peppermint leaf
  • tarragon plant
  • tea leaf
  • tomato fruit