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Sigma-Aldrich

p-Cresol

99%

Synonym(s):

4-Methylphenol

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH3C6H4OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
108.14
Beilstein:
1305151
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352002
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.21

vapor density

3.72 (vs air)

Quality Level

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

99%

form

(Liquid, Solid, or Crystalline Solid)

autoignition temp.

1038 °F

expl. lim.

1 %
1.1 %, 150 °F

bp

202 °C (lit.)

mp

32-34 °C (lit.)

density

1.034 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

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

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General description

p-Cresol, also known as 4-methylphenol, is an organic compound frequently utilized as an intermediate to synthesis various chemicals. It belongs to the phenol family and is an isomer of o-cresol and m-cresol.

Application


  • Detoxification of sewage sludge by natural attenuation and implications for its use as a fertilizer on agricultural soils.: This article discusses the role of p-Cresol in the detoxification processes of sewage sludge, considering its implications for safe agricultural use, addressing environmental and health concerns (Mazzeo DEC et al., 2016).

  • Characterization of livestock odors using steel plates, solid-phase microextraction, and multidimensional gas chromatography-mass spectrometry-olfactometry.: This research characterizes the complex odors of livestock environments, highlighting the role of p-Cresol in odor profiles, which could help improve management practices and mitigate odor emissions (Bulliner EA et al., 2006).

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


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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
Michaël Carboni et al.
Inorganic chemistry, 51(19), 10447-10460 (2012-09-20)
The heterodinuclear complexes [Fe(III)Mn(II)(L-Bn)(μ-OAc)(2)](ClO(4))(2) (1) and [Fe(II)Mn(II)(L-Bn)(μ-OAc)(2)](ClO(4)) (2) with the unsymmetrical dinucleating ligand HL-Bn {[2-bis[(2-pyridylmethyl)aminomethyl]]-6-[benzyl-2-(pyridylmethyl)aminomethyl]-4-methylphenol} were synthesized and characterized as biologically relevant models of the new Fe/Mn class of nonheme enzymes. Crystallographic studies have been completed on compound 1 and
Laetitia Koppe et al.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN, 24(1), 88-99 (2013-01-01)
The mechanisms underlying the insulin resistance that frequently accompanies CKD are poorly understood, but the retention of renally excreted compounds may play a role. One such compound is p-cresyl sulfate (PCS), a protein-bound uremic toxin that originates from tyrosine metabolism
P Bühlmann et al.
Analytical chemistry, 73(14), 3199-3205 (2001-07-31)
Ionophore-free ion exchanger electrodes were found to exhibit quite a high selectivity for the creatininium ion; however, measurements in diluted urine samples revealed large emf drifts. Potentiometric, chromatographic, NMR, and mass spectrometric evidence did not reveal any major cationic interfering
Bert Bammens et al.
Kidney international, 64(6), 2196-2203 (2003-11-25)
Protein malnutrition is a common finding in chronic renal failure (CRF) and is associated with poor outcome. We hypothesized that besides inadequate dietary protein intake and alterations in metabolism, deficient protein assimilation (digestion and absorption) might contribute to the pathogenesis

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