2-Methoxybenzoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

579-75-9

CAS Name

2-Methoxybenzoic acid

Molecular Formula

C8H8O3

Molecular Mass

152.15

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    101 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) PhysProp data were obtained from Syracuse Research Corporation of Syracuse, New York (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H8O3/c1-11-7-5-3-2-4-6(7)8(9)10/h2-5H,1H3,(H,9,10)

InChIKey

InChIKey=ILUJQPXNXACGAN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

O(C)C1=C(C(O)=O)C=CC=C1

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C=1C=CC=CC1OC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Benzoic acid, 2-methoxy-
  • o-Anisic acid
  • 2-Methoxybenzoic acid
  • o-Methoxybenzoic acid
  • Salicylic acid methyl ether

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