o,p-Dimethoxybenzoic acid
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Identifiers
Molecular formula
C9H10O4SMILES
COC1=CC=CC=C1C(=O)OOC
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Odor profile
Fragrance Sweet 59.85% Fruity 59.81% Floral 54.58% Herbal 41.83% Green 35.84% Vanilla 35.12% Anisic 32.94% Balsamic 32.87% Spicy 32.62% Powdery 31.71% Flavor Fruity 62.99% Sweet 51.11% Floral 46.28% Balsam 38.64% Bitter 37.33% Herbal 34.83% Grape 34.48% Powdery 33.4% Wintergreen 29.77% Strawberry 29.14% Odor impact est.
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Properties
XLogP3-AA
2.1pKa est.
5.64 (weak acid)Molecular weight
182.17 g/molVapor pressure est.
- hPa @ 20°C
- hPa @ 25°C
Evaporation rate
Very slowBoiling point est.
271°CFlash point
- 98.01 ˚C est.
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Synonyms
- o,p-dimethoxybenzoic acid
- SCHEMBL6096882
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Applications
o,p-Dimethoxybenzoic acid is an aromatic carboxylic acid commonly used as an intermediate in organic synthesis. It often serves as a building block for the preparation of benzoic acid derivatives used in pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals, and it is also employed as a precursor to dyes and pigments. In polymer and materials science, it can act as a starting material for specialty monomers or as a reactive building block in synthetic routes. In cosmetics and personal care, it may be used as a fragrance-related intermediate or as a precursor to related additives. It may also be evaluated for use in coatings and inks as a functional aromatic component in formulation work.
gpt-5-nano
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Solubility @25˚C
Solvent Solubility (g/L) ethanol 88.46 methanol 120.69 isopropanol 55.1 water 0.56 ethyl acetate 200.37 n-propanol 59.27 acetone 268.85 n-butanol 56.52 acetonitrile 211.75 DMF 448.22 toluene 108.61 isobutanol 43.6 1,4-dioxane 422.85 methyl acetate 221.44 THF 403.32 2-butanone 163.0 n-pentanol 44.82 sec-butanol 43.85 n-hexane 7.1 ethylene glycol 78.24 NMP 437.87 cyclohexane 28.09 DMSO 361.55 n-butyl acetate 84.12 n-octanol 28.13 chloroform 576.15 n-propyl acetate 89.96 acetic acid 199.42 dichloromethane 618.91 cyclohexanone 282.07 propylene glycol 36.0 isopropyl acetate 89.53 DMAc 351.21 2-ethoxyethanol 136.06 isopentanol 56.46 n-heptane 7.14 ethyl formate 150.13 1,2-dichloroethane 442.44 n-hexanol 48.52 2-methoxyethanol 302.06 isobutyl acetate 54.58 tetrachloromethane 71.83 n-pentyl acetate 45.98 transcutol 227.34 n-heptanol 26.5 ethylbenzene 60.89 MIBK 76.88 2-propoxyethanol 134.9 tert-butanol 99.72 MTBE 73.5 2-butoxyethanol 65.34 propionic acid 100.41 o-xylene 75.73 formic acid 103.44 diethyl ether 111.5 m-xylene 77.48 p-xylene 74.93 chlorobenzene 188.06 dimethyl carbonate 145.81 n-octane 4.1 formamide 215.59 cyclopentanone 344.63 2-pentanone 128.48 anisole 147.57 cyclopentyl methyl ether 149.48 gamma-butyrolactone 416.77 1-methoxy-2-propanol 146.1 pyridine 312.28 3-pentanone 121.14 furfural 461.63 n-dodecane 5.06 diethylene glycol 191.66 diisopropyl ether 29.62 tert-amyl alcohol 63.46 acetylacetone 223.74 n-hexadecane 6.13 acetophenone 141.68 methyl propionate 179.38 isopentyl acetate 76.38 trichloroethylene 837.02 n-nonanol 27.5 cyclohexanol 95.47 benzyl alcohol 111.28 2-ethylhexanol 39.15 isooctanol 23.97 dipropyl ether 44.88 1,2-dichlorobenzene 179.86 ethyl lactate 62.49 propylene carbonate 219.46 n-methylformamide 228.24 2-pentanol 36.13 n-pentane 6.78 1-propoxy-2-propanol 70.95 1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 107.8 2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 87.61 mesitylene 51.89 ε-caprolactone 216.26 p-cymene 36.89 epichlorohydrin 539.19 1,1,1-trichloroethane 334.72 2-aminoethanol 77.78 morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 395.99 sulfolane 457.2 2,2,4-trimethylpentane 6.93 2-methyltetrahydrofuran 222.35 n-hexyl acetate 70.42 isooctane 5.45 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 95.41 sec-butyl acetate 60.23 tert-butyl acetate 105.28 decalin 17.98 glycerin 98.57 diglyme 223.79 acrylic acid 134.74 isopropyl myristate 36.04 n-butyric acid 120.03 acetyl acetate 174.41 di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 43.14 ethyl propionate 98.58 nitromethane 498.85 1,2-diethoxyethane 83.69 benzonitrile 149.28 trioctyl phosphate 27.83 1-bromopropane 135.9 gamma-valerolactone 392.75 n-decanol 22.33 triethyl phosphate 60.71 4-methyl-2-pentanol 28.74 propionitrile 120.26 vinylene carbonate 236.56 1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 363.14 DMS 123.62 cumene 41.45 2-octanol 18.17 2-hexanone 77.7 octyl acetate 42.52 limonene 50.05 1,2-dimethoxyethane 268.19 ethyl orthosilicate 52.33 tributyl phosphate 37.53 diacetone alcohol 121.74 N,N-dimethylaniline 94.71 acrylonitrile 203.95 aniline 140.0 1,3-propanediol 112.32 bromobenzene 204.35 dibromomethane 340.31 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 559.47 2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 71.66 tetrabutyl urea 53.53 diisobutyl methanol 28.75 2-phenylethanol 96.14 styrene 83.5 dioctyl adipate 58.1 dimethyl sulfate 235.93 ethyl butyrate 77.04 methyl lactate 101.76 butyl lactate 41.53 diethyl carbonate 75.46 propanediol butyl ether 51.92 triethyl orthoformate 61.59 p-tert-butyltoluene 37.09 methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 98.86 morpholine 352.18 tert-butylamine 52.61 n-dodecanol 19.58 dimethoxymethane 285.39 ethylene carbonate 182.98 cyrene 127.9 2-ethoxyethyl acetate 79.19 2-ethylhexyl acetate 64.79 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 215.44 4-methylpyridine 242.16 dibutyl ether 38.68 2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 28.75 DEF 187.35 dimethyl isosorbide 172.88 tetrachloroethylene 374.61 eugenol 95.75 triacetin 96.91 span 80 58.99 1,4-butanediol 42.83 1,1-dichloroethane 303.26 2-methyl-1-pentanol 47.22 methyl formate 246.68 2-methyl-1-butanol 48.08 n-decane 7.01 butyronitrile 104.05 3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 34.49 1-chlorooctane 30.12 1-chlorotetradecane 15.84 n-nonane 6.17 undecane 5.84 tert-butylcyclohexane 13.28 cyclooctane 9.13 cyclopentanol 106.48 tetrahydropyran 253.64 tert-amyl methyl ether 64.5 2,5,8-trioxanonane 167.4 1-hexene 25.8 2-isopropoxyethanol 85.0 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 118.46 methyl butyrate 126.96 Scent© AI
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Category 1
Products applied to the lips
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No restriction |
Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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No restriction |
Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
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No restriction |
Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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No restriction |
Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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No restriction |
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Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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No restriction |
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Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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No restriction |
Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
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No restriction |
Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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No restriction |