3-Hydroxy-4-methoxyphenylacetic acid Chemical Properties

Melting point:

127-132 °C

Boiling point:

371.3±27.0 °C(Predicted)

Density 

1.307±0.06 g/cm3(Predicted)

storage temp. 

Inert atmosphere,Room Temperature

solubility 

DMSO (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly)

form 

Solid

pka

4.36±0.10(Predicted)

color 

Pale Beige

CAS DataBase Reference

1131-94-8(CAS DataBase Reference)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi,Xn

Risk Statements 

22-36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-36

WGK Germany 

3

HazardClass 

IRRITANT

HS Code 

29189900

3-Hydroxy-4-methoxyphenylacetic acid Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Pale Beige Solid

Uses

3-Hydroxy-4-methoxyphenylacetic acid is a 4-O-methylated metabolite of catechol amines in man. 3-Hydroxy-4-methoxyphenylacetic acid is also a metabolite of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) analogues as well as a metabolite of Hydroxytyrosol (H977000).

Definition

ChEBI: A monocarboxylic acid that is the 4-O-methyl ether of (3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)acetic acid.

Synthesis Reference(s)

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 49, p. 2061, 1984 DOI: 10.1021/jo00185a061

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