Methyl 3,5-dihydroxybenzoate Chemical Properties

Melting point:

167-170 °C (lit.)

Boiling point:

257.07°C (rough estimate)

Density 

1.3037 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.5090 (estimate)

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

solubility 

Acetone (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly)

form 

Fine Crystalline Powder

pka

8.63±0.10(Predicted)

color 

Slightly yellow to beige

Water Solubility 

Slightly soluble in water.

BRN 

2091651

InChI

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

InChIKey

RNVFYQUEEMZKLR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(OC)(=O)C1=CC(O)=CC(O)=C1

CAS DataBase Reference

2150-44-9(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

Benzoic acid, 3,5-dihydroxy-, methyl ester (2150-44-9)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-37/39-24/25

WGK Germany 

3

Hazard Note 

Irritant

TSCA 

Yes

HS Code 

29182900

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Methyl 3,5-dihydroxybenzoate Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

slightly yellow to beige fine crystalline powder

Uses

The methyl ester of 3,5-Dihydroxybenzoic Acid (D451700) with potential antifeedant activity for pine weevil, Hylobius abietis.

Uses

Methyl 3,5-dihydroxybenzoate was used in the synthesis of cored dendrimers. It was also used in the preparation of bis(5-carbomethoxy-1,3-phenylene)-32-crown-10, a semi-rigid 32-membered ring diester crown ether.

General Description

Ribonucleotide reductase inhibiton and antiumor activity of methyl 3,5-dihydroxybenzoate has been studied.

Synthesis

Methyl 3,5-dihydroxybenzoate was synthesized from methanol and 3,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid using the method described by Brouwer et al. The method was adapted for the metathesis synthesis of amino acid-based dendritic polymers, aiming at obtaining dendritic macromolecules with alkyne groups on the surface for 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition ("click") reactions with amino acid/peptide-derived azides. This was done as follows: first, 3,5-dihydroxymethylbenzoate (21.4 g, 130 mmol) was dissolved in anhydrous DMF (250 mL), followed by the addition of anhydrous K2CO3 (45 g, 330 mmol, 2.5 eq.). A toluene solution of propargyl bromide (35 mL, 314 mmol, 2.5 eq.) was added slowly and dropwise to this suspension. The reaction mixture was stirred continuously for 48 hours at room temperature. Upon completion of the reaction, DMF was removed by evaporation and the residue was redissolved in EtOAc (400 mL). The organic phase was washed sequentially with H2O (3 × 100 mL), KHSO4 (3 × 100 mL) and brine (3 × 100 mL), after which it was dried with Na2SO4 and evaporated under vacuum. The residue was recrystallized by EtOAc/hexane to afford the target product 1 as off-white crystals in 81% yield (25.2 g). The product was characterized by thin layer chromatography (TLC) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR): Rf (EtOAc/hexane 4:1 v/v): 0.76; Rf (DMC/MeOH 98:2 v/v): 0.87; Rf (CHCl3/MeOH/AcOH 95:20:3 v/v): 0.83; 1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ 2.55 (t, J=2.47Hz, 2H), 3.91 (s, 3H), 4.72 (d, J=2.47Hz, 4H), 6.81 (t, J=2.20Hz, 1H), 7.29 (d, J=2.20Hz, 2H); 13C-NMR (CDCl3) δ 52.4, 56.0, 76.0, 77.9, 107.5, 108.8, 132.0, 157.8, 158.4; elemental analysis results: C14H12O4, calculated value C 68.83, H 4.95, measured value C 68.76, H 4.95.

References

[1] Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1: Organic and Bio-Organic Chemistry (1972-1999), 1981, p. 2825 - 2829
[2] Chemistry Letters, 1999, # 11, p. 1193 - 1194
[3] Chemical Communications, 2005, # 36, p. 4581 - 4583
[4] Patent: EP1733742, 2006, A1. Location in patent: Page/Page column 5-6; 12
[5] Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2007, vol. 129, # 10, p. 2774 - 2776

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