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p-Anisic acid

natural, 99%, FG

Synonym(s):

4-Methoxybenzoic acid, p-Methoxybenzoic acid, Draconic acid

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH3OC6H4CO2H
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
152.15
FEMA Number:
3945
Beilstein:
508910
EC Number:
Council of Europe no.:
10077
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
PubChem Substance ID:
Flavis number:
8.071
NACRES:
NA.21

grade

FG
Fragrance grade
Halal
Kosher
natural

Agency

follows IFRA guidelines

reg. compliance

EU Regulation 1223/2009
EU Regulation 1334/2008 & 178/2002

Assay

99%

mp

182-185 °C (lit.)

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

Documentation

see Safety & Documentation for available documents

food allergen

no known allergens

fragrance allergen

no known allergens

Organoleptic

animal

SMILES string

COc1ccc(cc1)C(O)=O

InChI

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

InChI key

ZEYHEAKUIGZSGI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

p-Anisic acid is one of the key constituents of star-anise.

Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

365.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

185 °C - closed cup


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Spectroscopic and magnetic properties of Cu (II) complexes with selected biologically important ligands.
Swislocka R, et al.
open chemistry, 10(4), 1095-1105 (2012)
Extraction and Analysis on Water-soluble Volatile Constituents from Star-anise.
Wang T-Y
Journal of Anhui Agricultural Sciences, 14, 004-004 (2009)
N Dodoff et al.
Journal of inorganic biochemistry, 60(4), 257-266 (1995-12-01)
The complexes [Pt(NH3)(pmbah)Cl2], [Pt(NH3)(pcbah)Cl2], [Pt(pmbah)2X2] and [Pt(pcbah)2X2] (pmbah = 4-methoxybenzoic acid hydrazide, pcbah = 4-chlorobenzoic acid hydrazide; X = Cl, Br, I) have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, electric conductivity, 1H NMR, IR, and electronic spectra. A cis-square
Stephen G Bell et al.
Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003), 41(28), 8703-8714 (2012-06-15)
The crystal structures of the 4-methoxybenzoate bound forms of cytochrome P450 enzymes CYP199A2 and CYP199A4 from the Rhodopseudomonas palustris strains CGA009 and HaA2 have been solved. The structures of these two enzymes, which share 86% sequence identity, are very similar
K Sekar et al.
Acta crystallographica. Section D, Biological crystallography, 62(Pt 4), 392-397 (2006-03-23)
The lipolytic enzyme phospholipase A2 plays a crucial role in lipid metabolism and catalyzes hydrolysis of the fatty-acid ester bond at the sn-2 position of phospholipids. Here, the crystal structure (1.7 A resolution) of the triple mutant (K53,56,121M) of bovine

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