meta-cresol

Full Material List
3-methylphenol

Identifiers

FEMA 3530
CAS 108-39-4
EINECS 203-577-9
Synonyms
  • 3- cresol
  • m- cresol
  • m- cresol food grade
  • cresol meta pure
  • meta- cresol N- grade
  • m- cresylic acid
  • meta- cresylic acid
  • 1- hydroxy-3-methyl benzene
  • 1- hydroxy-3-methylbenzene
  • 3- hydroxytoluene
  • 3- methyl phenol
  • meta- methyl phenol
  • 3- methyl-1-hydroxybenzene
  • 1- methyl-3-hydroxybenzene
  • 3- methylphenol
  • m- methylphenol
JECFA Food Flavoring 692
JECFA Food Additive N/A
DG SANTE Food Flavourings 04.026 3-methylphenol
DG SANTE Food Contact Materials 3-methylphenol
FDA UNII GGO4Y809LO
CoE Number 617
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:43 hour(s) at 100.00 %
  • medicinal woody leathery phenolic
  • Odor Description:at 0.01 % in dipropylene glycol. medicinal woody leather phenolicLuebke, William tgsc, (1995)
  • Odor sample from: Sigma-Aldrich
  • Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found).
Odor phenolic
medicinal, woody, leathery, phenolic,
Flavor N/A

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Properties

Food Chemicals Codex Listed No
Appearance white to amber liquid to crystals (est)
Assay 98.00 to 100.00
Specific Gravity 1.03400 to 1.03700 @ 20.00 °C.
Lbs/Gal (est) 8.614 to 8.639
Refractive Index 1.53800 to 1.54200 @ 20.00 °C.
Melting Point 11.00 to 12.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Boiling Point 202.00 to 203.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Flash Point 187.00 °F. TCC ( 86.11 °C. )
Acid Value N/A
Vapor Pressure 0.110000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C.
Vapor Density 7.07 ( Air = 1 )
logP (o/w) 1.96
Soluble In
  • alcohol
  • water, 8890 mg/L @ 25 °C (est)
  • water, 2.27E+04 mg/L @ 25 °C (exp)
  • water
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