FComEx: 4-Methylphenol (PC000743)

Record Information

Version

1.0

Creation date

2015-10-09 22:32:25 UTC

Update date

2017-01-19 02:36:34 UTC

FoodComEx ID

PC000743

FoodDB Record

FDB008789

Chemical Information

Name

4-Methylphenol

Description

Present in blackcurrant buds, asparagus, cooked cured pork, black tea, fermented tea, yellow passion fruit juice, malt, peated malt, kumazasa (Sasa albo-marginata), lamb's lettuce, squid and cuttlefish. Flavouring ingredient. 4-Methylphenol is found in many foods, some of which are animal foods, cereals and cereal products, tamarind, and tarragon.

CAS Number

106-44-5

Structure

MOL SDF PDB SMILES InChI

Synonyms

Synonym	Source
1-Hydroxy-4-methylbenzene	biospider
1-Methyl-4-hydroxybenzene	biospider
4-(Pentafluorosulfanyl)phenol	HMDB
4-Cresol	biospider
4-Hydroxytoluene	biospider
4-Methyl phenol	HMDB
4-Methyl-phenol	HMDB
FEMA 2337	db_source
P-Cresol	ChEBI
p-Cresol, 8CI	db_source
p-Cresylate	biospider
p-Cresylic acid	db_source
p-Hydroxytoluene	db_source
P-Kresol	ChEBI
p-Methyl phenol	biospider
p-Methylhydroxybenzene	biospider
P-Methylphenol	ChEBI
p-Oxytoluene	biospider
p-Toluol	biospider
p-Tolyl alcohol	biospider
Para-cresol	biospider
Para-cresylic acid	biospider
Paracresol	biospider
Paramethyl phenol	HMDB
Phenol, 4-methyl-	biospider
Taurylic acid	db_source

Chemical Formula

C7H8O

IUPAC name

4-methylphenol

InChI Identifier

InChI=1S/C7H8O/c1-6-2-4-7(8)5-3-6/h2-5,8H,1H3

InChI Key

IWDCLRJOBJJRNH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Isomeric SMILES

CC1=CC=C(O)C=C1

Average Molecular Weight

108.1378

Monoisotopic Molecular Weight

108.057514878

Chemical Taxonomy

Description

Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as para cresols. Para cresols are compounds containing a para cresol moiety, which consists of a benzene ring bearing one hydroxyl group at ring positions 1 and 4.

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