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3-Methoxybenzoic acid, 99%
CAS: 586-38-9 | C8H8O3 | 152.149 g/mol
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Catalog number A10767.18
also known as A10767-18
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Chemical Identifiers
CAS586-38-9
IUPAC Name3-methoxybenzoic acid
Molecular FormulaC8H8O3
InChI KeyXHQZJYCNDZAGLW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILESCOC1=CC=CC(=C1)C(O)=O
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Specifications
Specification Sheet
Specification SheetAppearance (Color)White to cream
Assay (HPLC)≥98.5%
Melting Point (clear melt)103.0-109.0?C
FormCrystals or powder or crystalline powder or lumps
Assay (Aqueous acid-base Titration)≥98.5 to ≤101.5%
3-Methoxybenzoic acid is used in the synthesis and characterization of 3-methoxybenzoates of europium (III) and gadolinium (III)1. It was used in conversion of aromatic carboxylic acids into methyl esters and reduction to the corresponding primary alcohols using a sodium borohydride-THF-methanol system
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Applications
3-Methoxybenzoic acid is used in the synthesis and characterization of 3-methoxybenzoates of europium (III) and gadolinium (III)1. It was used in conversion of aromatic carboxylic acids into methyl esters and reduction to the corresponding primary alcohols using a sodium borohydride-THF-methanol system
Solubility
Soluble in 95% ethanol (50 mg/ml), water (2 mg/ml at 25°C) and methanol.
Notes
Keep container tightly sealed. Store in cool, dry conditions in well sealed containers. Incompatible with bases and oxidizing agents.
3-Methoxybenzoic acid is used in the synthesis and characterization of 3-methoxybenzoates of europium (III) and gadolinium (III)1. It was used in conversion of aromatic carboxylic acids into methyl esters and reduction to the corresponding primary alcohols using a sodium borohydride-THF-methanol system
Solubility
Soluble in 95% ethanol (50 mg/ml), water (2 mg/ml at 25°C) and methanol.
Notes
Keep container tightly sealed. Store in cool, dry conditions in well sealed containers. Incompatible with bases and oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Nicolay Dodoff.; Konstantin Grancharov.; Rumyana Gugova.; Nadejda Spassovska. Platinum (II) complexes of benzoic- and 3-methoxybenzoic acid hydrazides. Synthesis, characterization, and cytotoxic effect. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 1994, 54, (3), 221-233.
- K A DeWeerd.; A Saxena, D P Nagle Jr.; J M Suflita. Metabolism of the 18O-methoxy substituent of 3-methoxybenzoic acid and other unlabeled methoxybenzoic acids by anaerobic bacteria. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 1988, 54 1237-1242.