cresols

{| align="right" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" style="margin: 0 0 0 0.5em; background: #FFFFFF; border-collapse: collapse; border-color: #C0C090;" ! align="center" colspan="4" | Isomers of Cresol |- | Skeletal formula | 90px|center | 90px|center | 45px|center |- | Ball-and-stick model | 100px | 100px | 100px |- ! align="center" colspan="4" | General |- | Common name | '''o-cresol | m-cresol | p-cresol' |- | Preferred IUPAC name | 2-methylphenol | 3-methylphenol | 4-methylphenol |- | Systematic name | 2-methylbenzenol | 3-methylbenzenol | 4-methylbenzenol |- | Other names | ortho-cresol2-hydroxytoluene | meta-cresol3-hydroxytoluene | para-cresol4-hydroxytoluene |- | Molecular formula | align="center" colspan="4" | C7H8O |- | SMILES | oc1c(C)cccc1 | oc1cc(C)ccc1 | oc1ccc(C)cc1 |- | Molar mass | align="center" colspan="4" | 108.14 g/mol |- | Appearance at room temperature and pressure | colorless crystals | thicker liquid | greasy-looking solid |- |rowspan="2" | CAS number | [95-48-7] | [108-39-4] | [106-44-5] | [105-22-1] |- | align="center" colspan="3" | mixture of cresols (tricresol): [1319-77-3] |- ! align="center" colspan="4" | Properties |- | Density and phase | 1.05 g/cm3, solid | 1.03 g/cm3, liquid | 1.02 g/cm3, solid |- | Solubility in pure water at 20−25 °C | 2.5 g/100 ml | 2.4 g/100 ml | 1.9 g/100 ml |- | align="center" colspan="4" | soluble in strongly alkaline water |-

| Melting point | 29.8 °C (303.0 K) | 11.8 °C (285.0 K) | 35.5 °C (309.7 K) |- | Boiling point | 191.0 °C (464.2 K) | 202.0 °C (475.2 K) | 201.9 °C (475.1 K) |- | Acidity (pKa) | 10.287 | 10.09 | 10.26 |- | Viscosity | solid at 25 °C | ? cP at 25 °C | solid at 25 °C |-