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Merck
CN

41768

p-Toluic acid

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

4-Methylbenzoic acid

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Linear Formula:
CH3C6H4CO2H
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
136.15
UNSPSC Code:
77101502
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
202-803-3
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
507600
MDL number:
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InChI key

LPNBBFKOUUSUDB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C8H8O2/c1-6-2-4-7(5-3-6)8(9)10/h2-5H,1H3,(H,9,10)

SMILES string

Cc1ccc(cc1)C(O)=O

grade

analytical standard

assay

≥98.5% (GC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

bp

274-275 °C (lit.)

mp

177-180 °C (lit.)

application(s)

pharmaceutical

format

neat

Quality Level

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Application

p-Toluic acid may be used as a reference standard for the determination of p-toluic acid in terephthalic acid by high performance liquid chromatography.
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Analysis Note

The purity is calculated based on the principle of mass balance and is mentioned on the CoA

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Hazard Classifications

Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

357.8 °F

flash_point_c

181 °C


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Determination of 4-Carboxybenzaldehyde and p-Toluic Acid in Terephthalic Acid by High Performance Liquid Chromatography [J].
Delai P.
Petrochemical Technology, 7(1) (1995)
Mariana C F C B Damião et al.
Archiv der Pharmazie, 347(12), 885-895 (2014-10-07)
A novel class of benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl alkyl/aryl amide and ester analogues of capsaicin were designed, synthesized, and evaluated for their cytotoxic activity against human and murine cancer cell lines (B16F10, SK-MEL-28, NCI-H1299, NCI-H460, SK-BR-3, and MDA-MB-231) and human lung fibroblasts (MRC-5).

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