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Methyl 2-methoxy-6-methylbenzoate

  • CAS No. 79383-44-1

  • Cat. No. CS-0046369
  • Purity≥98%
  • MDL No.MFCD08235005

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Methyl 2-methoxy-6-methylbenzoate|CS-0046369

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General Information

  • CAS No. 79383-44-1
  • Cat. No. CS-0046369
  • Purity ≥98%
  • MDL No. MFCD08235005
  • Storage 4°C
  • Shipping Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere.
  • Molecular Formula C₁₀H₁₂O₃
  • Molecular Weight 180.20
  • Synonym(s) None
  • SMILES O=C(OC)C1=C(C)C=CC=C1OC

Description

Methyl 2-methoxy-6-methylbenzoate is a bench-stable, electron-rich aromatic ester featuring a methoxy group at the ortho position and a methyl substituent at the para position relative to the ester. This substitution pattern enhances solubility in organic solvents and provides a robust scaffold for further derivatization in synthetic and medicinal chemistry applications.

Application

Methyl 2-methoxy-6-methylbenzoate serves as a versatile synthetic intermediate in medicinal chemistry and agrochemical research. Its ortho-methoxy and methyl substituents provide defined steric and electronic modulation, enabling predictable reactivity in electrophilic substitution and transition-metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions. The ester functionality offers facile derivatization, while the compound exhibits excellent bench stability and straightforward purification via column chromatography or recrystallization.

Synthesis

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    References

    • Ghera, E.; Plemenitas, A.; Ben-David, Y. Synthesis, 1984 , # 6 p. 504 - 506
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    References

    • Senthilmnrugan, Annamalai; Aidhen, Indrapal Singh European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2010 , # 3 p. 555 - 564
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    References

    • Baur, Benjamin; Storch, Kirsten; Martz, Kathrin E.; Goettert, Marcia I.; Richters, Andre; Rauh, Daniel; Laufer, Stefan A. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2013 , vol. 56, # 21 p. 8561 - 8578

Safety Information

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GHS No : GHS07
Signal Word : Warning
UN#: N/A
Class : N/A
Packing Group : N/A
Hazard Statements : H302-H315-H319-H335
Precautionary Statements : P261-P264-P270-P271-P280-P302+P352-P304+P340-P305+P351+P338-P330-P362+P364-P403+P233-P405-P501

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Computational Chemistry Data

  • TPSA   35.53
  • LogP   1.79022
  • H_Acceptors   3
  • H_Donors   0
  • Rotatable_Bonds   2

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