2-[(4-Methoxyphenyl)methyl]benzoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

5398-17-4

CAS Name

2-[(4-Methoxyphenyl)methyl]benzoic acid

Molecular Formula

C15H14O3

Molecular Mass

242.27

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    117 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C15H14O3/c1-18-13-8-6-11(7-9-13)10-12-4-2-3-5-14(12)15(16)17/h2-9H,10H2,1H3,(H,16,17)

InChIKey

InChIKey=JRGIOJQESXVHDO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C1=C(C(O)=O)C=CC=C1)C2=CC=C(OC)C=C2

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C=1C=CC=CC1CC2=CC=C(OC)C=C2

Other Names for this Substance

  • Benzoic acid, 2-[(4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-
  • o-Toluic acid, α-(p-methoxyphenyl)-
  • 2-[(4-Methoxyphenyl)methyl]benzoic acid
  • o-(p-Methoxybenzyl)benzoic acid
  • 2-(4-Methoxybenzyl)benzoic acid

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