M-CRESOL

''m''-cresol
m-cresol
General
Common name	''m''-Cresol
Systematic name	3-Methylphenol
Other names	3-Hydroxytoluene
Chemical formula	C7H8O
Molar mass	108.14 g/mol
CAS number	[108-39-4]
EINECS number	203-39-4
Properties
Density and phase	1.03 g/cm³, liquid
Solubility in water	moderate
Melting point	11 °C
Boiling point	203 °C
'Safety data'
Flash point	86 C

'm-Cresol', also '3-methylphenol', is a phenol, with formula (CH₃)C₆H₄(OH).
Amongst its uses it can be used as a solvent for dissolving polymers, most notably the conducting polymer polyaniline. When polyaniline is cast from a solution of m-cresol or a polyaniline film is exposed to m-cresol vapor the conductivity is higher than a polyaniline film cast without the presence of m-cresol.
It is an isomer of ''p''-cresol and ''o''-cresol.
For more information see cresol.

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