Methyl 2-methoxy-3-methylbenzoate

Base Information

• Chemical Name: Methyl 2-methoxy-3-methylbenzoate
• CAS No.: 52239-62-0
• Molecular Formula: C10H12O3
• Molecular Weight: 180.203
• DSSTox Substance ID: DTXSID50530307
• Nikkaji Number: J3.215.662B
• Wikidata: Q82401358
• Mol file: 52239-62-0.mol

Synonyms:Methyl 2-methoxy-3-methylbenzoate;52239-62-0;2-methoxy-3-methylbenzoic acid methyl ester;SCHEMBL699415;Methyl2-methoxy-3-methylbenzoate;DTXSID50530307;WWWCQWYKUZAHLY-UHFFFAOYSA-N;Methyl-2-methoxy-3-methylbenzoate;CCA23962;MFCD12025375;methyl methoxyl benzoic acid methyl ester;CS-0208771;2-methoxy-3-methyl-benzoic acid methyl ester;E97806

Chemical Property of Methyl 2-methoxy-3-methylbenzoate

Chemical Property:

• XLogP3: 2.1
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 0
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 3
• Rotatable Bond Count: 3
• Exact Mass: 180.078644241
• Heavy Atom Count: 13
• Complexity: 179

Purity/Quality:

99% ^*data from raw suppliers

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MSDS Files:

SDS file from LookChem

Useful:

• Canonical SMILES: CC1=C(C(=CC=C1)C(=O)OC)OC

Technology Process of Methyl 2-methoxy-3-methylbenzoate

There total 14 articles about Methyl 2-methoxy-3-methylbenzoate which guide to synthetic route it. The literature collected by LookChem mainly comes from the sharing of users and the free literature resources found by Internet computing technology. We keep the original model of the professional version of literature to make it easier and faster for users to retrieve and use. At the same time, we analyze and calculate the most feasible synthesis route with the highest yield for your reference as below:

synthetic route:

Reference yield: 96.0%

3-methylsalicylic acid (83-40-9) + dimethyl sulfate (77-78-1) → methyl 2-methoxy-3-methylbenzoate (52239-62-0)

Guidance literature:

With benzyltri(n-butyl)ammonium chloride; sodium hydroxide; In dichloromethane; water; at 20 ℃; for 24h;

DOI:10.1021/acs.joc.5b02781

Reference yield: 86.0%

3-methylsalicylic acid (83-40-9) + methyl iodide (74-88-4) → methyl 2-methoxy-3-methylbenzoate (52239-62-0)

Guidance literature:

With potassium carbonate; In N,N-dimethyl-formamide; at 50 ℃;

Reference yield: 78.0%

N-cyclohexyl-O-methylisourea-N'-methylpolystyrene + 3-methylsalicylic acid (83-40-9) → 3-methylsalicylic acid methyl ester (23287-26-5) + methyl 2-methoxy-3-methylbenzoate (52239-62-0)

Guidance literature:

In tetrahydrofuran; at 60 ℃; for 16h;

DOI:10.1021/ol025633s

upstream raw materials:

methanol

2-methoxy-3-methylbenzoyl chloride

3-methylsalicylic acid

dimethyl sulfate

Downstream raw materials:

2-(2-methoxy-3-methyl-phenyl)-propan-2-ol

2-methoxy-3-methylbenzoic acid

2-methoxy-3-methylbenzhydrazide

(-)-menthyl 2-<(-)-methoxy>-3-methylbenzoate