4-Methylcatechol

4-Methylcatechol
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 4-Methylbenzene-1,2-diol
	Other names 4-Methyl-1,2-dihydroxybenzene; 3,4-Dihydroxytoluene; Homocatechol; 4-Methyl-1,2-benzenediol; Homopyrocatechol; p-Methylcatechol
Identifiers
CAS Number	452-86-8 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:17254;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL158766;
ChemSpider	9564;
DrugBank	DB04120;
ECHA InfoCard	100.006.559
EC Number	207-214-5;
KEGG	C06730;
PubChem CID	9958;
UNII	12GLI7JGB3 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID5020861 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C7H8O2/c1-5-2-3-6(8)7(9)4-5/h2-4,8-9H,1H3 Key: ZBCATMYQYDCTIZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES CC1=CC(=C(C=C1)O)O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C7H8O2
Molar mass	124.139 g·mol−1
Hazards
	GHS labelling:[1]
Pictograms
Signal word	Warning
Hazard statements	H302, H312, H315, H319, H335
Precautionary statements	P261, P264, P264+P265, P270, P271, P280, P301+P317, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P317, P319, P321, P330, P332+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P403+P233, P405, P501
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

4-Methylcatechol is an organic compound with the formula CH₃C₆H₃(OH)₂ A white solid, it is one of the isomers of methylbenzenediol.