Ethyl 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoate Chemical Properties

Melting point:

43-45°C

Boiling point:

108-110 °C (2 mmHg)

Density 

1.2166 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.5430 (estimate)

Flash point:

293°C

storage temp. 

Inert atmosphere,Room Temperature

solubility 

DMSO (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly)

pka

8.36±0.18(Predicted)

color 

White to Off-White

Odor

at 100.00 %. phenolic burnt guaiacol smoky powdery metallic

Odor Type

phenolic

BRN 

2100025

InChIKey

MWAYRGBWOVHDDZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

LogP

2.741 (est)

CAS DataBase Reference

617-05-0(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

Benzoic acid, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-, ethyl ester(617-05-0)

EPA Substance Registry System

Benzoic acid, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-, ethyl ester (617-05-0)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xn

Risk Statements 

22-36/37/38

Safety Statements 

22-24/25-26

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

YW5425000

TSCA 

Yes

HS Code 

29189900

MSDS

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Ethyl 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoate Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Solid. Insoluble in water; soluble in alcohol and ether.

Uses

Food preservative, medicine, sunburn preventive.

Definition

ChEBI: Ethyl vanillate is a methoxybenzoic acid.

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