p-Anisic acid

C₈H₈O₃CAS 100-09-4152.15 g/mol

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Carboxylic acid Ether

Properties

Molecular formula: C₈H₈O₃
Molar mass: 152.15 g/mol
Exact mass: 152.0473 Da
Melting point: 185 °C
Boiling point: 276.5 °C
logP: 1.39Crippen estimate
Polar surface area: 46.5 Å²
H-bond donors / acceptors: 1 / 2
Rotatable bonds: 2

Hazards

Warning

H302 Harmful if swallowed38.4% of notifiers
H315 Causes skin irritation43% of notifiers
H319 Causes serious eye irritation40.4% of notifiers
H335 May cause respiratory irritation17.5% of notifiers

Aggregated from 302 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P261, P264, P264+P265, P270, P271, P280, P301+P317, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P319, P321, P330, P332+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P403+P233, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number

100-09-4

SMILES

COc1ccc(C(=O)O)cc1

InChIKey

ZEYHEAKUIGZSGI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H8O3/c1-11-7-4-2-6(3-5-7)8(9)10/h2-5H,1H3,(H,9,10)

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Names and synonyms

9 names

Benzoic acid, 4-methoxy-
4-Methoxybenzoic acid
Draconic acid
p-Methoxybenzoic acid
4-Anisic acid
Anisic acid
NSC 32742
NSC 7926
Dermosoft 688

Safety data sheets

One stored sheet lists this compound in section 3, matched by the CAS number 100-09-4. Each row opens the sheet with its composition and PDF.

4-Methoxybenzoic acid ≤ 100 %Fisher Scientific · 2025-12-21

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Similar compounds

4'-Methoxy(1,1'-biphenyl)-4-carboxylic acid725-14-489 % similar 4,4′-Oxybis[benzoic acid]2215-89-669 % similar 6-Methoxy-2-naphthoic acid2471-70-769 % similar 3,5-Dimethoxybenzoic acid1132-21-466 % similar 5-Methoxyisophthalic acid46331-50-466 % similar 2-(4-Methoxybenzoyl)benzoic acid1151-15-163 % similar 3'-Methoxy-biphenyl-4-carboxylic acid5783-36-863 % similar 4'-Methoxy-biphenyl-3-carboxylic acid725-05-363 % similar

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Same formula

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