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Usage

Uses

Used in Pharmaceutical Industry:
M-Toluic anhydride is used as an intermediate for the synthesis of various pharmaceuticals, contributing to the development of new drugs and medications. Its acylating properties enable the formation of amide and ester linkages, which are essential in the construction of complex organic molecules.
Used in Agrochemical Industry:
In the agrochemical industry, M-Toluic anhydride serves as an intermediate in the production of various agrochemicals, including pesticides and herbicides. Its role in the synthesis of these compounds helps to improve agricultural productivity and crop protection.
Used in Organic Synthesis:
M-Toluic anhydride is utilized as a reagent in organic synthesis, where it is employed in the acylation of amines and alcohols. This process is crucial for the formation of various organic compounds, including amides, esters, and other derivatives, which have applications in different fields such as materials science, pharmaceuticals, and agrochemicals.
Used in Aromatic Compounds Synthesis:
As a precursor to the synthesis of various aromatic compounds, M-Toluic anhydride plays a significant role in the production of specialty chemicals and fine chemicals. These aromatic compounds are used in a wide range of applications, including fragrances, dyes, and other chemical intermediates.
It is important to handle M-Toluic anhydride with caution due to its hazardous nature, which poses potential health and environmental risks. Proper safety measures and handling procedures should be followed to minimize any risks associated with its use.

InChI:InChI=1/C16H14O3/c1-11-5-3-7-13(9-11)15(17)19-16(18)14-8-4-6-12(2)10-14/h3-10H,1-2H3

Upstream product

• 99-04-7 m-Toluic acid 
• 201230-82-2 carbon monoxide 
• 108-88-3 toluene 
• 1711-06-4 3-Methylbenzoyl chloride 
• 625-95-6 3-Iodotoluene 
• 587-03-1 3-methylbenzyl alcohol 
• 620-23-5 m-tolyl aldehyde 
• 78823-33-3 acetic acid-(3-methyl-benzoic acid )-anhydride 

Downstream Products

• 643-93-6 3-methylbiphenyl 
• 643-65-2 3-methyl benzophenone 
• 7383-90-6 3,4'-dimethylbiphenyl 
• 13152-94-8 3,4'-dimethylbenzophenone 
• 71372-41-3 (3-chlorophenyl)(m-tolyl)methanone 
• 19482-18-9 3-chloro-3'-methyl-1,1'-biphenyl 
• 36821-15-5 2-(3-methylphenyl)naphthalene 
• 952-03-4 3-methyl-3'-nitro-1,1'-biphenyl 
• 32641-96-6 3'-methyl-3-nitrobenzophenone 
• 76350-77-1 2-fluoro-3'-methylbiphenyl 
• 55895-98-2 4-(3-methylbenzoyl)benzonitrile 
• 132312-57-3 3'-methyl-[1,1'-biphenyl]-4-carbonitrile 
• 1127212-97-8 10-(3-methylphenyl)-7,8-benzoquinoline 
• 1220099-91-1 C₂₇H₂₁NO₄ 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Organocatalytic Desymmetrisation of Fittig's Lactones: Deuterium as a Reporter Tag for Hidden Racemisation

Highly enantioselective desymmetrisation of Fittig's lactones with alcohols is promoted by bifunctional cinchona squaramides. The reactions were carried out with monodeuterated methanol to detect possible hidden racemisation of the stereogenic centre. Current evidence suggests that racemisation was not a relevant process for most substrates; partial erosion of enantioselectivity was only detected with ortho -substituted aryl derivates. The resultant glutaric acid derivatives possess a scaffold that is common in natural products and the compounds are also useful chiral building blocks for further synthetic endeavours.

PPh3/Selectfluor-Mediated Transformation of Carboxylic Acids into Acid Anhydrides and Acyl Fluorides and Its Application in Amide and Ester Synthesis

By taking the advantage of PPh3/Selectfluor system, carboxylic acids are efficiently converted into the pivotal intermediates acyloxyphosphonium ions that can selectively react with a second carboxylic acid or fluoride to in situ yield the corresponding acid anhydrides or acyl fluorides. The developed protocol features commercially availabile reagents, no involvement of base, room temperature conditions, and simple experimental procedure. Additionally, various amides or esters are readily achieved, respectively, with the addition of amines or alcohols.

Synthesis, molecular docking, and pharmacological evaluation of N-(2-(3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)benzoxazole-5-yl)benzamide derivatives as selective COX-2 inhibitors and anti-inflammatory agents

A series of N-(2-(3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)benzoxazole-5-yl)benzamide derivatives (3am) was synthesized and evaluated for their in vitro inhibitory activity against COX-1 and COX-2. The compounds with considerable in vitro activity (IC50 50 values in the range of 0.06–0.71 μM. The in vivo anti-inflammatory activity of these six compounds (3a, 3b, 3d, 3g, 3j, and 3k) was assessed by the carrageenan-induced rat paw edema method. Compounds 3d (84.09%), 3g (79.54%), and 3a (70.45%) demonstrated significant anti-inflammatory activity compared to the standard drug ibuprofen (65.90%) and were also found to be safer than ibuprofen, by ulcerogenic studies. A docking study was done using the crystal structure of human COX-2, to understand the binding mechanism of these inhibitors to the active site of COX-2.

Synthesis, biological evaluation and docking study of a new series of di-substituted benzoxazole derivatives as selective COX-2 inhibitors and anti-inflammatory agents

A new series of substituted-N-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-benzoxazole derivatives 13a–13p was synthesized and evaluated in vitro for their COX (I and II) inhibitory activity, in vivo anti-inflammatory and ulcerogenic potential. Compounds 13d, 13h, 13k, 13l and 13n exhibited significant COX-2 inhibitory activity and selectivity towards COX-2 over COX-1. These selected compounds were screened for their in vivo anti-inflammatory activity by carrageenan induced rat paw edema method. Among these compounds, 13d was the most promising analogs of the series with percent inhibition of 84.09 and IC50 value of 0.04 μM and 1.02 μM (COX-2 and COX-1) respectively. Furthermore, ulcerogenic study was performed and tested compounds (13d, 13h, 13k, 13l) demonstrated a significant gastric tolerance than ibuprofen. Molecular docking study was also performed with resolved crystal structure of COX-2 to understand the binding mechanisms of newly synthesized inhibitors in the active site of COX-2 enzyme and the results were found to be concordant with the biological evaluation studies of the compounds. These newly synthesized inhibitors also showed acceptable pharmacokinetic profile in the in silico ADME/T analyses.

Synthesis, biological evaluation and docking study of N-(2-(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzyl)benzoxazole-5-yl) benzamide derivatives as selective COX-2 inhibitor and anti-inflammatory agents

A series of N-(2-(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzyl)-benzoxazole-5-yl)benzamide derivatives (3a–3n) was synthesized and evaluated for its in vitro inhibitory activity against COX-1 and COX-2. The compounds with considerable in vitro activity (IC50 50 in the range of 0.14–0.69 μM. In vivo anti-inflammatory activity of these six compounds (3b, 3d, 3e, 3h, 3l and 3m) was assessed by carrageenan induced rat paw edema method. The compound 3b (79.54%), 3l (75.00%), 3m (72.72%) and 3d (68.18%) exhibited significant anti-inflammatory activity than standard drug ibuprofen (65.90%). Ulcerogenic activity with histopathological studies was performed, and the screened compounds demonstrated significant gastric tolerance than ibuprofen. Molecular Docking study was also performed with resolved crystal structure of COX-2 to understand the interacting mechanisms of newly synthesized inhibitors with the active site of COX-2 enzyme and the results were found to be in line with the biological evaluation studies of the compounds.

Synthesis, cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition, anti-inflammatory evaluation and docking study of substituted-n-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-benzo[d]oxazole derivatives

Background: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are widely used for many years, but the chronic use of NSAID’s leads to gastric side effects, ulceration and kidney problems. These side effects are due to non-selective inhibition of COX-2 along with COX-1. Therefore, it is imperative to develop novel and selective COX-2 inhibitors. Objective: In this paper wehave synthesized a series of novel hybrids comprising of substituted-N-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-benzo[d]oxazole derivatives and screened for the treatment of inflammation. Methods: The structures of the obtained compounds were elucidated by elemental and spectral analysis (ATR-FTIR,1 H NMR,13 C NMR, Mass spectroscopy). All of the compounds were evaluated for cyclooxygenase (COX-1/COX-2) inhibitory activity by in vitro enzymatic assay. The compound which showed COX-2 activity (3a-3e, 3g – 3h, 3k, 3m and 3o) was further screened for in vivo anti-inflammatory activity and ulcerogenic liability. Molecular docking study was also performed with resolved crystal structure of COX-2 to understand the binding mechanism of newly synthesized inhibitors in the active site of COX-2enzyme. Results: The in vitro COX-1 and COX-2 inhibitory studies showed that the synthesized compounds potentially inhibited COX-2 (IC50 = 0.04 – 26.41 μM range) over COX-1 (IC50 = 0.98 – 33.33 μM range). The in vivo studies predicted that compounds 3c (70.9%, 0.6±0.22), 3m (68.1%, 1.9±0.41) and 3o (70.4%, 1.7±0.27) produced more efficacy against carrageenan induced paw edema and less ulcerogenic effect, as compared to standard ibuprofen (65.9%, 2.2±0.44). The results of docking studies were found to be concordant with the biological evaluation studies of the prepared compound. Conclusion: Among all the tested compounds, 2-Chloro-N-(2-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-benzo[d]oxazol-5-yl)-benzamide (3c) was the most potent anti-inflammatory agent and has less ulcerogenic potential. This series of compound can be explored more for development of safer and more active anti-inflammatory agents.

TBHP/ n -Bu 4 PBr-Promoted Oxidative Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling of Aryl Methanols: A Facile Synthesis of Symmetrical Carboxylic Anhydride Derivatives

A transition-metal-free oxidative cross-dehydrogenative coupling reaction has been developed for the preparation of symmetrical carboxylic anhydrides through self-coupling dual C-O bond formations of aryl methanols. In the presence of a catalytic amount of tetrabutylphosphonium bromide (TBPB) as transfer agent and aqueous tert -butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) as oxidant and reactant, methylene groups of aryl methanols were efficiently oxidized to C=O and coupled with the peroxide oxygen from TBHP to form a diverse array of symmetrical carboxylic anhydride derivatives.

Cu-MOF: An efficient heterogeneous catalyst for the synthesis of symmetric anhydrides: Via the C-H bond activation of aldehydes

In this paper, an efficient and straightforward synthetic approach for the preparation of a number of symmetric carboxylic anhydrides was reported using Cu2(BDC)2(DABCO) as an efficient heterogeneous catalyst via the C-H bond activation of aldehydes with excellent yields and simple work up. This C-H bond activation reaction appears simple and convenient, has a wide substrate scope and makes use of cheap, abundant, and easily available reagents. The Cu-MOF catalyst was recycled and reused four times without any loss of catalytic activity.

Anhydrides from aldehydes or alcohols via oxidative cross-coupling

A novel type of metal-free oxidative cross-coupling for the synthesis of symmetrical and mixed anhydrides from aldehydes or benzylic alcohols has been developed. The aldehydes or alcohols were converted in situ into their corresponding acyl chlorides, which were then reacted with an array of carboxylic acids. The methodology has a general applicability, and was successfully employed to prepare either aromatic or aliphatic symmetrical anhydrides and mixed anhydrides, which are very unstable compounds.

An investigation on practical synthesis of carboxylic acid derivatives using p-toluenesulfonyl chloride

Carboxylic acid derivatives are well recognized as important class of reagents frequently used in the preparation of a variety of fine or special chemicals such as amides, esters, peptides, drugs, and dyes. Although several methods were developed for the preparation of these compounds, many of them present difficulties, including low yield, high reaction temperature, harsh reaction conditions, tedious work-up, and incompatibility with scale-up. Methods: The synthesis of carboxylic anhydrides is developed through the reaction of carboxylic acids with TsCl in the presence of K2CO3 and acetonitrile as a solvent under ultrasound irradiation and conventional conditions. In addition, one-pot synthesis of acyl azides was carried out in the presence of produced carboxylic anhydrides and the addition of sodium azide under identical condition. Results: A series of carboxylic anhydrides and acyl azides were synthesized using TsCl under ultrasound irradiation and conventional stirring with simple procedure, mild reaction conditions, high yields, and scale-up ability without any restriction. In most cases, the reaction under ultrasound irradiation was better in both yields and the reaction times compared to the conventional method. Conclusion: A convenient method has been developed for the preparation of carboxylic anhydrides and acyl azides under ultrasound irradiation and conventional stirring. The present method is practical and a highly effective alternative for previous reports. The major advantages of this method are: (i) simplicity of the procedure (ii) high yields and high purity of product (iii) scale-up capacity without considerable limitation in conventional system. Under ultrasound irradiation short reaction times as compared to conventional method are observed; yields are comparable to or better than conventional method.