o-Cresol

Cresol, 4-Methylphenol; C₇H₈O = 108.1 (95-48-7)

Crystals or a super-cooled liquid becoming dark on exposure to light and air, miscible with anhydrous ethanol, soluble in about 50 parts of water and soluble in solutions of alkali hydroxides.

, about 1.05; , 1.540 to 1.550; boiling point, about 190°.

Freezing point (2.2.18): minimum 30.5°.

Residue on evaporation: maximum 0.1% m/m, determined by evaporating on a water-bath and drying in an oven at 100-105°.

Store protected from light, moisture and oxygen.

Distil before use.