Phenol, 2-methyl-

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

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: QWVGKYWNOKOFNN-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 95-48-7
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: o-Cresol; o-Hydroxytoluene; o-Methylphenol; o-Methylphenylol; o-Oxytoluene; 1-Hydroxy-2-methylbenzene; 2-Cresol; 2-Hydroxytoluene; 2-Methylphenol; Orthocresol; o-Kresol; Rcra waste number U052; o-Cresylic acid; 1-Methyl-2-hydroxybenzene; NSC 23076; o-Toluol
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Phase change data

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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Enthalpy of vaporization

Antoine Equation Parameters

log₁₀(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
    P = vapor pressure (atm)
    T = temperature (K)

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Enthalpy of sublimation

Enthalpy of fusion

Entropy of fusion

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
MM - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner)
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

View reactions leading to C₇H₈O⁺ (ion structure unspecified)

Proton affinity at 298K

Gas basicity at 298K

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₇H₇O^- +  =

By formula: C₇H₇O^- + H⁺ = C₇H₈O

References

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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. [all data]

Delaunois, 1968
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Glaser and Ruland, 1957
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Herz and Neukirch, 1923
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Richard, Bernardes, et al., 2007
Richard, Laurence S.; Bernardes, Carlos E.S.; Diogo, Hermínio P.; Leal, João P.; Minas da Piedade, Manuel E., Energetics of Cresols and of Methylphenoxyl Radicals, J. Phys. Chem. A, 2007, 111, 35, 8741-8748, https://doi.org/10.1021/jp073515m . [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]

Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987
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Andon, Biddiscombe, et al., 1960, 2
Andon, R.J.L.; Biddiscombe, D.P.; Cox, J.D.; Handley, R.; Harrop, D.; Herington, E.F.G.; Martin, J.F., 1009. Thermodynamic properties of organic oxygen compounds. Part I. Preparation and physical properties of pure phenol, cresols, and xylenols, J. Chem. Soc., 1960, 5246, https://doi.org/10.1039/jr9600005246 . [all data]

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Goldblum, Martin, et al., 1947
Goldblum, K.B.; Martin, R.W.; Young, R.B., Vapor Pressure Data for Phenols, Ind. Eng. Chem., 1947, 39, 11, 1474-1476, https://doi.org/10.1021/ie50455a017 . [all data]

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Meva'a and Lichanot, 1990
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Poeti, Fanelli, et al., 1982
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Andon, Counsell, et al., 1967, 2
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]

Jamróz, Palczewska-Tulinska, et al., 1998
Jamróz, Malgorzata E.; Palczewska-Tulinska, Marcela; Wyrzykowska-Stankiewicz, Danuta; Szafranski, Andrzej M.; Polaczek, Jerzy; Dobrowolski, Jan Cz.; Jamróz, Michal H.; Mazurek, Aleksander P., The urea--phenol(s) systems, Fluid Phase Equilibria, 1998, 152, 2, 307-326, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-3812(98)90206-0 . [all data]

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Maier and Turner, 1973
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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  Pc	Critical pressure
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tc	Critical temperature
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔfusS	Entropy of fusion
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  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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