o-Cresol

At a glance

o-Cresol is a phenolic compound used in perfumery as a fragrance ingredient, often for its warm, spicy, and slightly sweet notes It is valued by perfumers for this distinctive character and used as a building block within larger fragrance compositions.

Category
⚗️ Synthetic
Origin
petrochemical synthesis
Extraction
Chemical synthesis
Chemical family
Phenol
CAS number
95-48-7
Profile
warm, spicy, tar-like
IFRA status
Not restricted
● drafted · last checked 2026-09-01