Skip to Content
Merck
All Photos(1)

Key Documents

42429

Supelco

p-Cresol

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

4-Methylphenol

Sign Into View Organizational & Contract Pricing


About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH3C6H4OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
108.14
Beilstein:
1305151
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

vapor density

3.72 (vs air)

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

≥99.0% (GC)

autoignition temp.

1038 °F

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

expl. lim.

1 %
1.1 %, 150 °F

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

bp

202 °C (lit.)

mp

32-34 °C (lit.)
32-35 °C

density

1.034 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

agriculture
cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

Cc1ccc(O)cc1

InChI

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

InChI key

IWDCLRJOBJJRNH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Looking for similar products? Visit Product Comparison Guide

General description

p-cresol is a volatile phenolic compound, having a tar like odor, which is a metabolite of tyrosine and phenylalanine, mainly produced by the intestinal bacteria.
This substance is listed on the positive list of the EU regulation 10/2011 for plastics intended to come into contact with food.

Find all available reference materials for compounds listed in 10/2011 here

Application

p-Cresol may be used as an analytical standard for the determination of the analyte in biological samples by high-performance liquid chromatography and untreated air samples using spectrofluorimetry.
Refer to the product′s Certificate of Analysis for more information on a suitable instrument technique. Contact Technical Service for further support.

Pictograms

Skull and crossbonesCorrosion

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

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

Storage Class Code

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

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Choose from one of the most recent versions:

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number

Don't see the Right Version?

If you require a particular version, you can look up a specific certificate by the Lot or Batch number.

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library

A sensitive HPLC method for the quantification of free and total p-cresol in patients with chronic renal failure
Smet DR, et al.
Clinica Chimica Acta; International Journal of Clinical Chemistry, 278, 1-21 (1998)
Simultaneous determination of hydroquinone, resorcinol, phenol, m-cresol and p-cresol in untreated air samples using spectrofluorimetry and a custom multiple linear regression-successive projection algorithm
Pistonesi MF, et al.
Talanta, 83(2), 320-323 (2010)
A sensitive HPLC method for the quantification of free and total p-cresol in patients with chronic renal failure
De Smet R, et al.
Clinica Chimica Acta; International Journal of Clinical Chemistry, 278(1), 1-21 (1998)
Determination of phenol, m-, o-and p-cresol, p-aminophenol and p-nitrophenol in urine by high-performance liquid chromatography
Brega A, et al.
Journal of Chromatography A, 535, 311-316 (1990)
Yu-Sen Peng et al.
Toxicology, 302(1), 11-17 (2012-07-21)
High serum levels of p-cresol have been associated with cardiovascular diseases. This study investigated the effects of p-cresol on gap junctions in neonatal cultured cardiomyocytes. p-Cresol reduced the spontaneous contraction rates of cardiomyocytes, and caused irregular cardiomyocyte beating. Junctional connexin

Our team of scientists has experience in all areas of research including Life Science, Material Science, Chemical Synthesis, Chromatography, Analytical and many others.

Contact Technical Service