3-Methoxy-2-methylbenzoic acid

CAS: 55289-06-0

Ref. 3D-FM106366

Product Information

• Name: 3-Methoxy-2-methylbenzoic acid
• Brand: Biosynth
• Description: 3-Methoxy-2-methylbenzoic acid is a diazotization agent that is used to produce bromoethane. It is also used as an initiator in the synthesis of dimethylformamide and tetrahydrofuran. 3-Methoxy-2-methylbenzoic acid can be recycled and is used to synthesize methylbenzene, chloroanisole, and grignard reaction products such as chlorobenzene and low yield. 3-Methoxy-2-methylbenzoic acid has been shown to have a high yield for these reactions in comparison to other diazotization agents.

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 166.17 g/mol
• Formula: C₉H₁₀O₃
• Purity: Min. 95%
• Color/Form: White Powder
• InChI: InChI=1S/C9H10O3/c1-6-7(9(10)11)4-3-5-8(6)12-2/h3-5H,1-2H3,(H,10,11)
• InChI key: InChIKey=JPCISVSOTKMFPG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: COc1cccc(C(=O)O)c1C