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4-Methoxybenzoic acid

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Synonym(s):
p-Anisic acid, 4-Methoxybenzoic acid, p-Methoxybenzoic acid, Draconic acid
Linear Formula:
CH3OC6H4CO2H
CAS Number:
100-09-4
Molecular Weight:
152.15
Beilstein:
508910
EC Number:
202-818-5
MDL number:
MFCD00002542
eCl@ss:
39023905
PubChem Substance ID:
24847329
NACRES:
NA.22

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ReagentPlus®

Assay

99%

mp

182-185 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: soluble 2500 parts
alcohol: freely soluble
boiling water: soluble
chloroform: freely soluble
diethyl ether: freely soluble
ethyl acetate: freely soluble

SMILES string

COc1ccc(cc1)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C8H8O3/c1-11-7-4-2-6(3-5-7)8(9)10/h2-5H,1H3,(H,9,10)

InChI key

ZEYHEAKUIGZSGI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

4-Methoxybenzoic acid is the sole source of carbon and energy for growth in the cultures of Nocardia sp. DSM 1069.

Application

4-Methoxybenzoic acid was used in oxidation and reduction of cytochrome c in solution through different self-assembled monolayers on gold electrodes using cyclic voltammetry.

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Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

365.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

185 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Control of the electron transfer rate between cytochrome c and gold electrodes by the manipulation of the electrode's hydrogen bonding character.
Liu H, et al.
Langmuir, 19(6), 2378-2387 (2003)
Degradation of coniferyl alcohol and other lignin-related aromatic compounds by Nocardia sp. DSM 1069.
Eggeling L and Sahm H.
Archives of Microbiology, 126(2), 141-148 (1980)
Stephen G Bell et al.
Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003), 41(28), 8703-8714 (2012-06-15)
The crystal structures of the 4-methoxybenzoate bound forms of cytochrome P450 enzymes CYP199A2 and CYP199A4 from the Rhodopseudomonas palustris strains CGA009 and HaA2 have been solved. The structures of these two enzymes, which share 86% sequence identity, are very similar
T Ogiso et al.
Journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 87(5), 594-598 (1998-05-20)
The pharmacokinetics of aniracetam (AP), a new cognitive performance enhancer, and its main metabolites was investigated after intravenous (iv) and oral administrations to rat. The plasma levels of AP, 4-p-anisamidobutyric acid (ABA), and p-anisic acid (AA) were determined simultaneously by
N Chaves et al.
Journal of chemical ecology, 27(3), 611-621 (2001-07-10)
Eleven allelochemicals (ferulic acid, cinnamic acid, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, hydroxycinnamic acid, methyl propionate, oxalic acid, methylmalonic acid, p-anisic acid, butyric acid, 3-hydroxybutyric acid, and azulene) were identified in the exudate of Cistus ladanifer L. We studied the effect of each on
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