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M19201

4-Methoxyphenylacetic acid

ReagentPlus®, 99%

Synonym(s):

Homoanisic acid

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH3OC6H4CH2CO2H
CAS Number:
104-01-8
Molecular Weight:
166.17
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24896588
EC Number:
203-166-4
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1101737
MDL number:
MFCD00004345
Assay:
99%
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Quality Segment

100

product line

ReagentPlus®

assay

99%

bp

140 °C/3 mmHg (lit.)

mp

84-86 °C (lit.)

functional group

carboxylic acid

SMILES string

COc1ccc(CC(O)=O)cc1

InChI

1S/C9H10O3/c1-12-8-4-2-7(3-5-8)6-9(10)11/h2-5H,6H2,1H3,(H,10,11)

InChI key

NRPFNQUDKRYCNX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

4-Methoxyphenylacetic acid can be used:
  • To prepare methyl 4-methoxyphenylacetate by esterification with dimethyl carbonate using mesoporous sulfated zirconia catalyst.
  • As a ligand to synthesize pharmacologically important dinuclear gallium(III) and phenyltin(IV) carboxylate metal complexes.
  • As a reactant to synthesize hydroxylated (E)-stilbenes by reacting with substituted benzaldehydes via Perkin reaction.

Legal Information

ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

pictograms

Corrosion
GHS05

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H318

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

379.4 °F

flash_point_c

193 °C

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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