p-Cresol

• Formula: C₇H₈O
• Molecular weight: 108.1378
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C7H8O/c1-6-2-4-7(8)5-3-6/h2-5,8H,1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: IWDCLRJOBJJRNH-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 106-44-5
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• Other names: Phenol, 4-methyl-; p-Hydroxytoluene; p-Kresol; p-Methylhydroxybenzene; p-Methylphenol; p-Oxytoluene; p-Toluol; p-Tolyl alcohol; 1-Hydroxy-4-methylbenzene; 4-Cresol; 4-Hydroxytoluene; 4-Methylphenol; 1-Methyl-4-hydroxybenzene; Paracresol; Cresol, para; Paramethyl phenol; Rcra waste number U052; p-Cresylic acid; Cresol,p-; Phenol, 4-methyI; NSC 3696; 4-methylphenol ( p-cresol); p-Cresol (4-methylphenol)
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Constant pressure heat capacity of solid

References

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Pushin, 1954
Pushin, N.A., Heats of combustion and heats of formation of isomeric organic compounds, Bull. Soc. Chim. Belgrade, 1954, 19, 531-547. [all data]

Cox, 1961
Cox, J.D., The heats of combustion of phenol and the three cresols, Pure Appl. Chem., 1961, 2, 125-128. [all data]

Andon, Biddiscombe, et al., 1960
Andon, R.J.L.; Biddiscombe, D.P.; Cox, J.D.; Handley, R.; Harrop, D.; Herington, E.F.G.; Martin, J.F., Thermodynamic properties of organic oxygen compounds. Part I. Preparation and physical properties of pure phenol, cresols, and xylenols, J. Chem. Soc., 1960, 5246-5254. [all data]

Barker, 1925
Barker, M.F., Calorific value and constitution, J. Phys. Chem., 1925, 29, 1345-1363. [all data]

Andon, Counsell, et al., 1967
Andon, R.J.L.; Counsell, J.F.; Lees, E.B.; Martin, J.F.; Mash, C.J., Thermodynamic properties of organic oxygen compounds. Part 17. Low-temperature heat capacity and entropy of the cresols, Trans. Faraday Soc., 1967, 63, 1115-1121. [all data]

Meva'a and Lichanot, 1990
Meva'a, L.M.; Lichanot, A., Proprietes thermodynamiques en phase condensee des ortho, meta et para fluorotoluene, cresol et toluidine, Thermochim. Acta, 1990, 158, 335-345. [all data]

Nichols and Wads, 1975
Nichols, N.; Wads, I., Thermochemistry of solutions of biochemical model compounds. 3. Some benzene derivatives in aqueous solution, J. Chem. Thermodynam., 1975, 7, 329-336. [all data]

Rastorguev and Ganiev, 1967
Rastorguev, Yu.L.; Ganiev, Yu.A., Study of the heat capacity of selected solvents, Izv. Vyssh. Uchebn. Zaved. Neft Gaz. 10, 1967, No.1, 79-82. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Cp,solid	Constant pressure heat capacity of solid
  S°solid,1 bar	Entropy of solid at standard conditions (1 bar)
  ΔcH°liquid	Enthalpy of combustion of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔcH°solid	Enthalpy of combustion of solid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°liquid	Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°solid	Enthalpy of formation of solid at standard conditions

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