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163384

4-(4-Methoxyphenyl)butyric acid

97%

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Linear Formula:
CH3OC6H4(CH2)3CO2H
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
194.23
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
224-849-3
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
2416568
MDL number:
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InChI key

LZHMNCJMXQKSBY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C11H14O3/c1-14-10-7-5-9(6-8-10)3-2-4-11(12)13/h5-8H,2-4H2,1H3,(H,12,13)

SMILES string

COc1ccc(CCCC(O)=O)cc1

assay

97%

form

powder

mp

56-59 °C (lit.)

General description

4-(4-Methoxyphenyl)butyric acid on demethylation with pyridinium hydrochloride affords 4-hydroxyphenylbutyric acid, a key starting material for the synthesis of preclinical candidate LY518674.

Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)


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Demethylation of 4-methoxyphenylbutyric acid using molten pyridinium hydrochloride on multikilogram scale.
Schmid CR, et al.
Organic Process Research & Development, 8(4), 670-673 (2004)

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