| Melting point: |
8-10 °C(lit.) |
| Boiling point: |
203 °C(lit.) |
| Density |
1.034 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.) |
| vapor density |
3.72 (vs air) |
| vapor pressure |
<1 mm Hg ( 20 °C) |
| FEMA |
3530 | M-CRESOL |
| refractive index |
n20/D 1.541(lit.) |
| Flash point: |
187 °F |
| storage temp. |
Store below +30°C. |
| solubility |
23.5g/l; Soluble 2 % in water, soluble in alcohol and oils. |
| pka |
10.01(at 25℃) |
| form |
Liquid |
| color |
Clear colorless to slight red |
| PH |
5 (20g/l, H2O, 20℃) |
| Odor |
Dry-tarry, medicinal-leathery odor |
| Odor Type |
phenolic |
| explosive limit |
1.06-1.35%, 150°F |
| Odor Threshold |
0.0001ppm |
| Water Solubility |
20 g/L (20 ºC) |
| λmax |
273nm(lit.) |
| JECFA Number |
692 |
| Merck |
14,2579 |
| BRN |
506719 |
| Dielectric constant |
11.5 |
| Exposure limits |
ACGIH: TWA 20 mg/m3 (Skin)
NIOSH: IDLH 250 ppm; TWA 2.3 ppm(10 mg/m3) |
| Stability: |
Stable. Combustible. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, strong bases, strong acids, aluminium, aluminium alloys. Air and light sensitive. Hygroscopic. |
| LogP |
1.96 |
| CAS DataBase Reference |
108-39-4(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| NIST Chemistry Reference |
Phenol, 3-methyl-(108-39-4) |
| EPA Substance Registry System |
m-Cresol (108-39-4) |