Physical properties of phenols

common name systematic name mp (&\\#x00b0;C)

phenol benzenol 43

o-cresol 2-methylbenzenol 31

m-cresol 3-methylbenzenol 11

p-cresol 4-methylbenzenol 35

pyrocatechol benzene-1,2-diol 105

resorcinol benzene-1,3-diol 111

hydroquinone benzene-1,4-diol 171

n-hexylresorcinol 4-hexylresorcinol 69

methyl salicylate methyl 2-hydroxybenzoate −9

vanillin 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde 81

eugenol 4-allyl-2-methoxyphenol −9

thymol 5-methyl-2-isopropylphenol 51

picric acid 2,4,6-trinitrophenol 122

o-bromophenol 2-bromophenol 5

p-hydroxybenzoic acid 4-hydroxybenzoic acid 214

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common name bp (&\\#x00b0;C) solubility (grams/100 grams water)

phenol 182 9.3

o-cresol 191 2.5

m-cresol 202 2.6

p-cresol 202 2.3

pyrocatechol 245 30

resorcinol 280 52

hydroquinone 286 6.7

n-hexylresorcinol 334 0.05

methyl salicylate 223 0.7

vanillin 285 1.0

eugenol 255

thymol 233 0.1

picric acid 1.4

o-bromophenol 194

p-hydroxybenzoic acid 8

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