Phenol, 2-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-5-methyl-

• Formula: C₁₁H₁₆O
• Molecular weight: 164.2441
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C11H16O/c1-8-5-6-9(10(12)7-8)11(2,3)4/h5-7,12H,1-4H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: XOUQAVYLRNOXDO-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 88-60-8
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• Other names: m-Cresol, 6-tert-butyl-; 2-tert-Butyl-5-Methylphenol; 3-Methyl-6-tert-butylphenol; 6-tert-Butyl-m-Cresol; 6-tert-Butyl-3-Methylphenol; 2-t-Butyl-5-methylphenol; 5-Methyl-2-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-phenol
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Phase change data

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BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos

Reduced pressure boiling point

Enthalpy of vaporization

Enthalpy of sublimation

IR Spectrum

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Gas Phase Spectrum

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Additional Data

Gas Chromatography

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References

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Thomas and Meatyard, 1963
Thomas, L.H.; Meatyard, R., Viscosity and Molecular Association. IV. Association of Monohydric Alcohols and Some Hindered Phenols., J. Chem. Soc., 1963, 1963, 1986-2002. [all data]

Verevkin, 1999
Verevkin, S.P., Thermochemistry of phenols: quantification of theortho-,para-, andmeta-interactions in tert-alkyl substituted phenols, The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 1999, 31, 5, 559-585, https://doi.org/10.1006/jcht.1998.0459 . [all data]

Aldrich Chemical Company Inc., 1990
Aldrich Chemical Company Inc., Catalog Handbook of Fine Chemicals, Aldrich Chemical Company, Inc., Milwaukee WI, 1990, 1. [all data]

Weast and Grasselli, 1989
CRC Handbook of Data on Organic Compounds, 2nd Editon, Weast,R.C and Grasselli, J.G., ed(s)., CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 1989, 1. [all data]

Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987
Stephenson, Richard M.; Malanowski, Stanislaw, Handbook of the Thermodynamics of Organic Compounds, 1987, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3173-2 . [all data]

Gautzsch and Zinn, 1996
Gautzsch, R.; Zinn, P., Use of incremental models to estimate the retention indexes of aromatic compounds, Chromatographia, 1996, 43, 3/4, 163-176, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02292946 . [all data]

Mjøs, Meier, et al., 2006
Mjøs, S.A.; Meier, S.; Boitsov, S., Alkylphenol retention indices, J. Chromatogr. A, 2006, 1123, 1, 98-105, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chroma.2006.05.002 . [all data]

Shiratsuchi, Shimoda, et al., 1994
Shiratsuchi, H.; Shimoda, M.; Imayoshi, K.; Noda, K.; Osajima, Y., Volatile flavor compounds in spray-dried skim milk powder, J. Agric. Food Chem., 1994, 42, 4, 984-988, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf00040a028 . [all data]

Hatsuko, Kazuko, et al., 1992
Hatsuko, S.; Kazuko, H.; Masayoshi, K.; Yoshiaki, I., Improvement of quality of likorine extract by heat treatment, J. Food Sci. Technol., 1992, 39, 11, 976-983, https://doi.org/10.3136/nskkk1962.39.976 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  ΔsubH	Enthalpy of sublimation
  ΔsubH°	Enthalpy of sublimation at standard conditions
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions

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