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3-Methylphenol

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

m-Cresol, 1-Hydroxy-3-methylbenzene, 3-Hydroxytoluene, 3-Methylphenol

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Linear Formula:
CH3C6H4OH
CAS Number:
108-39-4
Molecular Weight:
108.14
EC Number:
203-577-9
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
24867826
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
506719
MDL number:
MFCD00002302

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InChI key

RLSSMJSEOOYNOY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C7H8O/c1-6-3-2-4-7(8)5-6/h2-5,8H,1H3

SMILES string

Cc1cccc(O)c1

grade

analytical standard

vapor density

3.72 (vs air)

vapor pressure

<1 mmHg ( 20 °C)

CofA

current certificate can be downloaded

autoignition temp.

1036 °F

expl. lim.

1.06-1.35 %, 150 °F

packaging

ampule of 1000 mg

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

bp

203 °C (lit.)

mp

8-10 °C (lit.)

density

1.034 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

agriculture
environmental

format

neat

storage temp.

2-30°C

General description

3-Methylphenol, a substituted phenol, is a common water pollutant. It is found to be toxic to fish and aquatic biota, even when present in trace quantities.

Application

2-Methylphenol may be used as an analytical reference standard for the determination of the analyte in petroleum crude oils, industrial wastewater and in fish bile by various chromatographic techniques.
3-Methylphenol can be used in the preparation of 3-methylcyclohexanone via hydrogenation reaction in the presence of nickel catalyst. It can also be used in the synthesis of toluene, via hydrogenation in the presence of bimetallic nickel-iron catalyst. It can find applications as a solvent for the ultraviolet-visible light spectral studies of chemically synthesized soluble acrylic acid doped polyaniline.
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pictograms

Skull and crossbonesCorrosion
GHS06,GHS05

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 3 - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

186.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

86 °C - closed cup

ppe

Faceshields, Gloves, Goggles, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

Regulatory Information

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MKCW2104
MKCQ9108
MKCK4179
MKCB0976V
MKBR6079V

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Studies on chemically synthesized soluble acrylic acid doped polyaniline
Athawale.AA, et al.
Materials Chemistry and Physics, 73, 106-110 (2002)
Selective conversion of m-cresol to toluene over bimetallic Ni?Fe catalysts
Nie L, et al.
J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem., 388, 47-55 (2014)
Optimization of isocratic mobile phase composition for HPLC analysis of eleven substituted phenols
Busto O, et al.
Chromatographia, 32(11-12), 566-572 (1991)
Identification and analysis of C0-C3 phenols in some Australian crude oils
Ioppolo M, et al.
Organic Geochemistry, 18(5), 603-609 (1992)
Analysis of phenolic compounds in industrial wastewater with high-performance liquid chromatography and post-column reaction detection
Fiehn O and Jekel M
Journal of Chromatography A, 769(2), 189-200 (1997)
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