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94770

Vanillic acid

purum, ≥97.0% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

4-Hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoic acid

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Linear Formula:
HOC6H3(OCH3)CO2H
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
168.15
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
204-466-8
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
2208364
MDL number:
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Product Name

Vanillic acid, purum, ≥97.0% (HPLC)

InChI key

WKOLLVMJNQIZCI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C8H8O4/c1-12-7-4-5(8(10)11)2-3-6(7)9/h2-4,9H,1H3,(H,10,11)

SMILES string

COc1cc(ccc1O)C(O)=O

grade

purum

assay

≥97.0% (HPLC)

form

powder

ign. residue

≤0.3%

mp

208-210 °C (lit.)
208-213 °C

functional group

carboxylic acid

Quality Level

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Application

Vanillic acid is used as a precursor in the synthesis of a wide range of bio-based epoxy resins and polyesters. It is also a key starting material in the total synthesis of barmumycin4 and bosutinib.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)


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Aromatic thermotropic polyesters based on 2, 5-furandicarboxylic acid and vanillic acid.
Wilsens C H, et al.
Polymer, 55(10), 2432-2439 (2014)
Chemo-enzymatic functionalization of gallic and vanillic acids: synthesis of bio-based epoxy resins prepolymers.
Aouf C, et al.
Green Chemistry, 14(8), 2328-2336 (2012)
Novel vanillic acid-based poly (ether?ester) s: from synthesis to properties.
Pang C, et al.
Polym. Chem., 6(5), 797-804 (2015)
Isolation, structural assignment, and total synthesis of barmumycin.
Lorente A, et al.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 75(24), 8508-8515 (2010)
Xue Han et al.
Food & function, 9(8), 4366-4375 (2018-07-26)
Anthocyanins have a positive effect on resistant obesity; however they cannot usually be absorbed directly but, instead, are metabolized by gut microbiota. This study will examine the effects and the mechanism of vanillic acid on the prevention of obesity induced

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