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H50004

4-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid

98%

Synonym(s):

(4-Hydroxyphenyl)acetic acid, (p-Hydroxyphenyl)acetic acid, 2-(4′-Hydroxyphenyl)acetic acid, 2-[4-(Hydroxy)phenyl]acetic acid, 4-(Carboxymethyl)phenol, 4-Hydroxybenzeneacetic acid, 4′-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid, p-Hydroxybenzeneacetic acid

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Linear Formula:
HOC6H4CH2CO2H
CAS Number:
156-38-7
Molecular Weight:
152.15
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24895664
EC Number:
205-851-3
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1448766
MDL number:
MFCD00004347

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Product Name

4-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid, 98%

InChI

1S/C8H8O3/c9-7-3-1-6(2-4-7)5-8(10)11/h1-4,9H,5H2,(H,10,11)

InChI key

XQXPVVBIMDBYFF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES string

OC(=O)Cc1ccc(O)cc1

assay

98%

mp

148-151 °C (lit.)

Quality Level

200

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Application

Reagent used in the acylation of phenols and amines.

General description

4-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid is a phenolic acid that is esterified with various alcohols to synthesize esters.

pictograms

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GHS07

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Korean J. Med. Chem., 1, 2-2 (1991)
Kenneth Stensrud et al.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 74(15), 5219-5227 (2009-07-04)
Three new trifluoromethylated p-hydroxyphenacyl (pHP)-caged gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glutamate (Glu) derivatives have been examined for their efficacy as photoremovable protecting groups in aqueous solution. Through the replacement of hydrogen with fluorine, e.g., a m-trifluoromethyl or a m-trifluoromethoxy versus m-methoxy
Journal of the Chemical Society. Perkin Transactions 1, 3005-3005 (1991)
S N Young et al.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry, 45(7), 633-639 (1982-07-01)
Phenylacetic acid, p-hydroxyphenylacetic acid, m-hydroxyphenylacetic acid, phenylalanine, indoleacetic acid, 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid and tryptophan were measured in lumbar and cisternal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) taken during pneumoencephalography. The data suggest that the concentration of the acid metabolites of the trace amines tryptamine
Saurav Roy Choudhury et al.
Cell, 178(5), 1205-1221 (2019-08-24)
A hallmark feature of inflammation is the orchestrated recruitment of neutrophils from the bloodstream into inflamed tissue. Although selectins and integrins mediate recruitment in many tissues, they have a minimal role in the lungs and liver. Exploiting an unbiased in vivo
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