P-cresol is a raw material for manufacturing antioxidant 2,6-di-tert-butyl-p-cresol and rubber antioxidant. It can be used as cresol formaldehyde resin and plasticizer in plastic industry, disinfectant in medicine, pesticide raw material, intermediate of fungicide methyl-2,6-di-tert-butyl-p-cresol and insecticide Fenvalerate and etherthrin, and also an important basic raw material of dye clonidine sulfonic acid.
CAS No.
106-44-5
Formula
C7H8O
Molecular Mass
108.13800
Exact Mass
108.05800
PSA
20.23000
Logp
1.70060
IUPAC
4-methylphenol
Attribute classification
Matter Classification
organic
Category
Chemical and Physical Properties
Melting Point
32-34 °C(lit.)
Density
1.034 g/mL
Boiling Point
202 °C(lit.)
Flash Point
193 °F
Appearance
colorless or yellowish liquid or crystal with a phenol odor