Cresol - C₇H₈O

Cresol is colourless cristals or fluids with a smell similar to phenol. The chemical formula of Cresol is C₇H₈O, the structural formula is H₃C-C₆H₄-OH.

Cresols exist in three forms: ortho-cresol (o-cresol), meta-cresol (m-cresol), and para-cresol (p-cresol).
It is used in the production of colourants among other things.

Cresol is not hazardous in low concentrations.