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3-Methoxyphenol

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Synonym(s):

3-Hydroxyanisol, Resorcinol monomethyl ether

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Linear Formula:
CH3OC6H4OH
CAS Number:
150-19-6
Molecular Weight:
124.14
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24859737
EC Number:
205-754-6
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1209898
MDL number:
MFCD00002267
Assay:
96%
Form:
liquid
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Quality Level

100

assay

96%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.552 (lit.)

bp

113-115 °C/5 mmHg (lit.)

density

1.131 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

COc1cccc(O)c1

InChI

1S/C7H8O2/c1-9-7-4-2-3-6(8)5-7/h2-5,8H,1H3

InChI key

ASHGTJPOSUFTGB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

3-Methoxyphenol was used in synthesis of:
  • C(4) symmetric calix[4]resorcinarene
  • 2-nitroso-5-methoxyphenol
  • 6-methoxy-2(3H)-benzoxazolone

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GHS06,GHS05

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

233.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

112 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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Group 4: Flammable liquids + Type 3 petroleums + Hazardous rank III + Water insoluble liquid

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Lot/Batch Number
STBG4589V
88596PJ
1415694
S62607
12311BJ

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Majid Y Moridani et al.
Chemico-biological interactions, 142(3), 317-333 (2002-11-28)
A tyrosinase-directed therapeutic approach for malignant melanoma therapy uses the depigmenting phenolic agents such as 4-hydroxyanisole (4-HA) to form cytotoxic o-quinones. However, renal and hepatic toxicity was reported as side effects in a recent 4-HA clinical trial. In search of
L G Fenoll et al.
Biophysical chemistry, 84(1), 65-76 (2000-03-21)
Tyrosinase hydroxylates 3-hydroxyanisole in the 4-position. The reaction product accumulates in the reaction medium with a lag time (tau) which diminishes with increasing concentrations of enzyme and lengthens with increasing concentrations of substrate, thus fulfilling all the predictions of the
Alejandro Cordero Vargas et al.
Organic letters, 5(20), 3717-3719 (2003-09-26)
[reaction: see text] A short synthesis of (+/-)-10-norparvulenone and (+/-)-O-methylasparvenone was developed starting from commercially available m-methoxyphenol, hinging on a xanthate-mediated addition-cyclization sequence for the construction of the alpha-tetralone subunit.
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