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p-cresol; 4-methylphenol


Name(s) p-cresol; 4-methylphenol
Scientific name(s) p-cresol; 4-cresol; 4-hydroxytoluene; phenol, 4-methyl-; p-methylphenol; para-cresol
Formula C7H8O
Molecular mass 108.14
IUPAC name 4-Methylphenol
INCHI InChI=1S/C7H8O/c1-6-2-4-7(8)5-3-6/h2-5,8H,1H3
SMILE CC1=CC=C(O)C=C1
CAS ID 106-44-5
PubChem ID 2879
DrugBank ID DB01688
CHEBI ID 17847
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.