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o-Vanillin

99%

Synonym(s):

2-Hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde, 2-Hydroxy-m-anisaldehyde, 3-Methoxysalicylaldehyde

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Linear Formula:
CH3OC6H3-2-(OH)CHO
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
152.15
Beilstein:
471913
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

99%

form

solid

bp

265-266 °C (lit.)

mp

40-42 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

COc1cccc(C=O)c1O

InChI

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

InChI key

JJVNINGBHGBWJH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

o-Vanillin is a building block commonly used in the synthesis of schiff-base ligands.

Application

o-Vanillin has been used to study the solvent-free reaction between o-vanillin and p-toluidine using NMR, DSC and XRD analysis. It was used in the synthesis of new ligand for Fe(III) and Al(lII).

Biochem/physiol Actions

o-Vanillin induces DNA damage as detected by comet assay.

Pictograms

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Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

235.4 °F - closed cup - (External MSDS)

Flash Point(C)

113 °C - closed cup - (External MSDS)

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Li-Jun Ru et al.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 23(7) (2018-07-14)
A self-assembled ZnII-NdIII heterohexanuclear coordination compound [Zn₄Nd₂(L)₄(bdc)₂]·2NO₃ based on a hexadentate Salamo-like chelating ligand (H₂L = 1,2-bis(3-methoxysalicylideneaminooxy)ethane]) and H₂bdc (H₂bdc = terephthalic acid) has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, IR and UV/Vis spectra, and X-ray crystallography. Two crystallographically
Vanillin and o-vanillin oligomers as models for dendrimer disassembly
Robert K M et al.
New Journal of Science, 36, 492-505 (2012)
Peter Temitope Adeboye et al.
Scientific reports, 7, 42635-42635 (2017-02-17)
The ability of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to catabolize phenolic compounds remains to be fully elucidated. Conversion of coniferyl aldehyde, ferulic acid and p-coumaric acid by S. cerevisiae under aerobic conditions was previously reported. A conversion pathway was also proposed. In the
G Frenzilli et al.
Mutation research, 468(2), 93-108 (2000-07-07)
To validate the alkaline single cell gel (SCG) assay as a tool for the detection of DNA damage in human leukocytes, we investigated the in vitro activity of 18 chemicals. Thirteen of these chemicals (pyrene (PY), benzo(a)pyrene (BaP), cyclophosphamide (CP)
K Watanabe et al.
Mutation research, 218(2), 105-109 (1989-09-01)
2-Hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde (omicron-vanillin), the antimutagenic effect of which has been reported on mutagenesis induced by 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide (4NQO) in Escherichia coli WP2s, enhanced N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG)-induced mutagenesis in the same strain. A remarkable enhancement of mutagenesis provoked by N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU) was also

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