2,6-Dimethylbenzoic acid Chemical Properties

Melting point:

114-116 °C (lit.)

Boiling point:

160 °C / 17mmHg

Density 

1.0937 (estimate)

refractive index 

1.5236 (estimate)

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

form 

Crystalline Powder

pka

pKa: 3.362(25°C)

color 

White to pale cream

BRN 

1863791

LogP

2.210

CAS DataBase Reference

632-46-2(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

Benzoic acid, 2,6-dimethyl-(632-46-2)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-36-24/25

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

DG8734010

HS Code 

29163900

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2,6-Dimethylbenzoic acid Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

white to pale cream crystalline powder

Uses

Benzoic acid derivative used in the preparation of antiinflammatory and antirheumatic agents. A potential geothermal tracer.

Uses

2,6-Dimethylbenzoic acid is a benzoic acid derivative used in the preparation of antiinflammatory and antirheumatic agents. And it is also a potential geothermal tracer.

Definition

ChEBI: A dimethylbenzoic acid in which the two methyl groups are located at positions 2 and 6.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Tetrahedron, 36, p. 2409, 1980 DOI: 10.1016/0040-4020(80)80219-5

General Description

Crystal structure of 2,6-dimethylbenzoic acid was studied by three-dimensional X-ray methods.

Purification Methods

Steam distil the acid, and crystallise it from EtOH or H2O (m 116.3-116.7o). The N-dimethylamide has m 62-63o (from Et2O). [Beilstein 9 H 531, 9 IV 1798.]

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