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Creation date2010-04-08 22:08:15 UTC
Update date2019-11-26 03:03:12 UTC
Primary IDFDB008788
Secondary Accession NumbersNot Available
Chemical Information
FooDB Name3-Methylphenol
Descriptionm-Cresol, also known as meta-cresol or 3-methylphenol, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as meta cresols. These are aromatic compounds containing a meta-cresol moiety, which consists of a benzene ring bearing a methyl group and a hydroxyl group at ring positions 1 and 3, respectively. m-Cresol exists in all eukaryotes, ranging from yeast to plants to humans. m-Cresol is a fecal, leather, and medicinal tasting compound. m-Cresol has been detected, but not quantified in, several different foods, such as teas (Camellia sinensis), anatidaes (Anatidae), green tea, arabica coffees (Coffea arabica), and chickens (Gallus gallus). This could make m-cresol a potential biomarker for the consumption of these foods. Based on a literature review a significant number of articles have been published on m-Cresol.
CAS Number108-39-4
Structure
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MOLSDF3D-SDFPDBSMILESInChI View 3D Structure
Synonyms
SynonymSource
1-Hydroxy-3-methylbenzeneChEBI
3-CresolChEBI
3-HydroxytolueneChEBI
3-MethylphenolChEBI
m-KresolChEBI
m-MethylphenolChEBI
Meta-cresolChEBI
MetacresolChEBI
3-Cresol, calcium salt(1:2)MeSH
3-Cresol, sodium saltMeSH
3-PhenylphenolChEBI, HMDB
m-Cresylic acidHMDB
m-HydroxytolueneHMDB
m-OxytolueneHMDB
m-ToluolHMDB
m-CresolKEGG
1-Methyl-3-hydroxybenzenebiospider
3-methyl-1-hydroxybenzenebiospider
Cresol, m-biospider
Cresol, metabiospider
FEMA 3530db_source
Hydroxy-3-methylbenzenebiospider
m-Cresol, 8CIdb_source
m-toluolbiospider
Meta-cresylic acidbiospider
Metacresol, USANdb_source
Phenol, 3-methyl-biospider
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility25.1 g/LALOGPS
logP1.93ALOGPS
logP2.18ChemAxon
logS-0.63ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)10.13ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-5.5ChemAxon
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count1ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area20.23 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count0ChemAxon
Refractivity33.08 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability11.91 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings1ChemAxon
BioavailabilityYesChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterNoChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleNoChemAxon
Chemical FormulaC7H8O
IUPAC name3-methylphenol
InChI IdentifierInChI=1S/C7H8O/c1-6-3-2-4-7(8)5-6/h2-5,8H,1H3
InChI KeyRLSSMJSEOOYNOY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Isomeric SMILESCC1=CC=CC(O)=C1
Average Molecular Weight108.1378
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight108.057514878
Classification
Description Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as meta cresols. These are aromatic compounds containing a meta-cresol moiety, which consists of a benzene ring bearing a methyl group and a hydroxyl group at ring positions 1 and 3, respectively.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassBenzenoids
ClassPhenols
Sub ClassCresols
Direct ParentMeta cresols
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • M-cresol
  • 1-hydroxy-4-unsubstituted benzenoid
  • 1-hydroxy-2-unsubstituted benzenoid
  • Toluene
  • Monocyclic benzene moiety
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Aromatic homomonocyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAromatic homomonocyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
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Physico-Chemical Properties
Physico-Chemical Properties - Experimental
PropertyValueReference
Physical stateLiquid
Physical DescriptionNot Available
Mass CompositionC 77.75%; H 7.46%; O 14.80%DFC
Melting PointMp 11-12°DFC
Boiling PointBp6 80°DFC
Experimental Water Solubility22.7 mg/mL at 25 oCYALKOWSKY,SH & HE,Y (2003)
Experimental logP1.96HANSCH,C ET AL. (1995)
Experimental pKapKa 10.09 (25°)DFC
Isoelectric pointNot Available
ChargeNot Available
Optical RotationNot Available
Spectroscopic UV DataNot Available
Densityd224 1.04DFC
Refractive Indexn20D 1.5400DFC
Spectra
Spectra
EI-MS/GC-MS
TypeDescriptionSplash KeyView
EI-MSMass Spectrum (Electron Ionization)splash10-0a4i-9800000000-f9433af649d30cc0e3172014-09-20View Spectrum
GC-MS3-Methylphenol, non-derivatized, GC-MS Spectrumsplash10-0a4i-6900000000-f2082b2d78602454887cSpectrum
GC-MS3-Methylphenol, non-derivatized, GC-MS Spectrumsplash10-0a4i-9700000000-987a7fd82a03c828f2f6Spectrum
GC-MS3-Methylphenol, non-derivatized, GC-MS Spectrumsplash10-0a4i-5900000000-80356192ec6d2f2cce17Spectrum
GC-MS3-Methylphenol, non-derivatized, GC-MS Spectrumsplash10-014l-3900000000-5be628cfaed43892ecb6Spectrum
GC-MS3-Methylphenol, non-derivatized, GC-MS Spectrumsplash10-0a4i-6900000000-f2082b2d78602454887cSpectrum
GC-MS3-Methylphenol, non-derivatized, GC-MS Spectrumsplash10-0a4i-9700000000-987a7fd82a03c828f2f6Spectrum
GC-MS3-Methylphenol, non-derivatized, GC-MS Spectrumsplash10-0a4i-5900000000-80356192ec6d2f2cce17Spectrum
GC-MS3-Methylphenol, non-derivatized, GC-MS Spectrumsplash10-014l-3900000000-5be628cfaed43892ecb6Spectrum
Predicted GC-MS3-Methylphenol, non-derivatized, Predicted GC-MS Spectrum - 70eV, Positivesplash10-0a4i-6900000000-b8ad5789d64b1436f653Spectrum
Predicted GC-MS3-Methylphenol, 1 TMS, Predicted GC-MS Spectrum - 70eV, Positivesplash10-01b9-7900000000-bea1778da40d4c1353e5Spectrum
Predicted GC-MS3-Methylphenol, non-derivatized, Predicted GC-MS Spectrum - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MS3-Methylphenol, non-derivatized, Predicted GC-MS Spectrum - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
MS/MS
TypeDescriptionSplash KeyView
MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 10V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-0a4i-4900000000-ff165ee98ef540125c4f2012-07-25View Spectrum
MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 25V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-00kf-9000000000-606fcb6bc90a29dd87282012-07-25View Spectrum
MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 40V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-014i-9000000000-dcdf60701ebd4f253aff2012-07-25View Spectrum
MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - EI-B (VARIAN MAT-44) , Positivesplash10-0a4i-6900000000-8a57217dc9acf65664ce2012-08-31View Spectrum
MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - EI-B (HITACHI RMU-6L) , Positivesplash10-0a4i-9700000000-987a7fd82a03c828f2f62012-08-31View Spectrum
MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - EI-B (HITACHI RMU-7M) , Positivesplash10-0a4i-5900000000-80356192ec6d2f2cce172012-08-31View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-0a4i-0900000000-50eeee8ccda679df83362016-09-12View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-0a4i-1900000000-8d97f02d4ffa2f7ea5d72016-09-12View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0gb9-9100000000-5118914f1ab03a16ca6e2016-09-12View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-0a4i-0900000000-a61d3231658626b2b3932016-09-12View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-0a4i-0900000000-373e69629866322cc1762016-09-12View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0a4i-9700000000-c3be74dad978cee7d1522016-09-12View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-0a4i-0900000000-3f09649991cc4cfcf1ec2021-09-24View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-0a4i-4900000000-058b7146c5399581303c2021-09-24View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-00kf-9000000000-1ab6752f7f06666002632021-09-24View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-0a4i-3900000000-1564c33b741bc83530e82021-09-24View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-054o-9200000000-627147be2fad4471903e2021-09-24View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-014u-9000000000-4f6fdf895856dea20b9e2021-09-24View Spectrum
NMR
TypeDescriptionView
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 600 MHz, H2O, experimental)Spectrum
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 400 MHz, CDCl3, experimental)Spectrum
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 25.16 MHz, CDCl3, experimental)Spectrum
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, D2O, experimental)Spectrum
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, D2O, experimental)Spectrum
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 100 MHz, D2O, predicted)Spectrum
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 100 MHz, D2O, predicted)Spectrum
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 1000 MHz, D2O, predicted)Spectrum
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 1000 MHz, D2O, predicted)Spectrum
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 200 MHz, D2O, predicted)Spectrum
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 200 MHz, D2O, predicted)Spectrum
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 300 MHz, D2O, predicted)Spectrum
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 300 MHz, D2O, predicted)Spectrum
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 400 MHz, D2O, predicted)Spectrum
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 400 MHz, D2O, predicted)Spectrum
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 500 MHz, D2O, predicted)Spectrum
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 500 MHz, D2O, predicted)Spectrum
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 600 MHz, D2O, predicted)Spectrum
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 600 MHz, D2O, predicted)Spectrum
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 700 MHz, D2O, predicted)Spectrum
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 700 MHz, D2O, predicted)Spectrum
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 800 MHz, D2O, predicted)Spectrum
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 800 MHz, D2O, predicted)Spectrum
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 900 MHz, D2O, predicted)Spectrum
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 900 MHz, D2O, predicted)Spectrum
2D NMR[1H, 13C]-HSQC NMR Spectrum (2D, 600 MHz, H2O, experimental)Spectrum
ChemSpider ID21105871
ChEMBL IDCHEMBL298312
KEGG Compound IDC01467
Pubchem Compound ID342
Pubchem Substance IDNot Available
ChEBI ID17231
Phenol-Explorer IDNot Available
DrugBank IDDB01776
HMDB IDHMDB02048
CRC / DFC (Dictionary of Food Compounds) IDDXH39-K:DXH39-K
EAFUS ID770
Dr. Duke IDM-CRESOL
BIGG IDNot Available
KNApSAcK IDC00035128
HET IDCRS
Food Biomarker OntologyNot Available
VMH IDNot Available
Flavornet ID108-39-4
GoodScent IDrw1007701
SuperScent ID342
Wikipedia IDm-Cresol
Phenol-Explorer Metabolite IDNot Available
Duplicate IDSNot Available
Old DFC IDSNot Available
Associated Foods
FoodContent Range AverageReference
FoodReference
Biological Effects and Interactions
Health Effects / Bioactivities
DescriptorIDDefinitionReference
Anti septic33281 An agent that prevents or reduces the growth of microorganisms, such as bacteria, fungi, or viruses, to promote wound healing and prevent infection. Therapeutically, anti septics are used to treat minor cuts, scrapes, and burns, and are commonly applied topically to reduce the risk of infection and promote tissue repair. Key medical uses include wound care, surgical site preparation, and skin infection management.DUKE
Fumigant39276 A chemical agent that kills pests and microorganisms, used to disinfect and sterilize areas. Therapeutically, it has applications in controlling insect-borne diseases and managing fungal infections. Key medical uses include treating lice and scabies infestations, and sterilizing medical equipment and rooms to prevent infection spread.DUKE
HemolyticAn agent that ruptures red blood cells, playing a biological role in breaking down outdated or damaged cells. Therapeutically, it is used to treat conditions like malaria and certain blood disorders. Key medical uses include managing paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and other hemolytic diseases, often requiring careful administration to avoid adverse effects.DUKE
IrritantAn agent that causes slight inflammation or discomfort, stimulating a biological response. Therapeutically, it can be used to increase blood flow or stimulate healing. Key medical uses include treating wounds, skin conditions, and respiratory issues, such as congestion, by inducing a mild inflammatory response to promote recovery.DUKE
ParasiticideAn agent that kills parasites, used in medicine and veterinary medicine to treat parasitic infections, particularly those caused by protozoa, helminths, and ectoparasites, playing a crucial role in managing diseases such as malaria, worms, and lice infestations.DUKE
Perfumery48318 The art of creating fragrances, playing a biological role in emotional and sensory stimulation. Therapeutically, perfumery has applications in aromatherapy, reducing stress and anxiety. Key medical uses include mood enhancement, pain management, and promoting relaxation, with certain scents exhibiting anti-anxiety and anti-depressant properties.DUKE
Pesticide25944 An agent that kills or repels pests, playing a biological role in controlling insect, weed, and fungal populations. Therapeutically, pesticides have limited applications, but some are used to treat ectoparasitic infestations, such as lice and scabies. Key medical uses include topical treatments for head lice and scabies, highlighting their role in managing parasitic infections.DUKE
Rodenticide33288 An agent that kills rodents, acting as a pesticide to control pest populations. Its biological role is to disrupt normal rodent physiology, often targeting the liver or brain. Therapeutically, rodenticides have limited applications, but are used to manage rodent-borne diseases and protect public health. Key medical uses include preventing the spread of diseases like hantavirus and leptospirosis.DUKE
EnzymesNot Available
PathwaysNot Available
MetabolismNot Available
BiosynthesisNot Available
Organoleptic Properties
Flavours
FlavorCitations
fecal
  1. Arn, H, Acree TE. “Flavornet: A database of aroma compounds based on odor potency in natural products”. Developments in Food Science 40 (1998): 27. doi:10.1016/S0167-4501(98)80029-0
plastic
  1. Arn, H, Acree TE. “Flavornet: A database of aroma compounds based on odor potency in natural products”. Developments in Food Science 40 (1998): 27. doi:10.1016/S0167-4501(98)80029-0
medicinal
  1. Dunkel, M. et al. SuperScent – a database of flavors and scents. Nucleic Acids Research 2008, doi:10.1093/nar/gkn695
medical
  1. The Good Scents Company (2009). Flavor and fragrance information catalog. <http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/allprod.html> Accessed 15.10.23.
woody
  1. The Good Scents Company (2009). Flavor and fragrance information catalog. <http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/allprod.html> Accessed 15.10.23.
leather
  1. The Good Scents Company (2009). Flavor and fragrance information catalog. <http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/allprod.html> Accessed 15.10.23.
phenolic
  1. The Good Scents Company (2009). Flavor and fragrance information catalog. <http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/allprod.html> Accessed 15.10.23.
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References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
General ReferenceNot Available
Content Reference— Duke, James. 'Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. United States Department of Agriculture.' Agricultural Research Service, Accessed April 27 (2004).