ChemFOnt: Showing chemical card for 2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzoic acid (CFc000332939)

Record Information

Version

1.0

Creation Date

Update Date

2022-09-14 05:12:34 UTC

Chemfont ID

CFc000332939

Molecule Identification

Common Name

2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzoic acid

Definition

2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzoic acid belongs to P-methoxybenzoic acids and derivatives class of compounds. Those are benzoic acids in which the hydrogen atom at position 4 of the benzene ring is replaced by a methoxy group. 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzoic acid is slightly soluble (in water) and a weakly acidic compound (based on its pKa). 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzoic acid can be found in evening primrose, which makes 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzoic acid a potential biomarker for the consumption of this food product.

Structure

MOL SDF PDB SMILES InChI

Synonyms

Value	Source
2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzoate	Generator

Chemical Formula

C₈H₈O₄

Average Molecular Weight

168.1467

Monoisotopic Molecular Weight

168.042258744

IUPAC Name

2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzoic acid

Traditional Name

2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzoic acid

CAS Registry Number

2237-36-7

SMILES

COC1=CC(O)=C(C=C1)C(O)=O

InChI Identifier

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

InChI Key

MRIXVKKOHPQOFK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Chemical Taxonomy

Description

Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as p-methoxybenzoic acids and derivatives. These are benzoic acids in which the hydrogen atom at position 4 of the benzene ring is replaced by a methoxy group.

Kingdom

Organic compounds

Super Class

Benzenoids

Class

Benzene and substituted derivatives

Sub Class

Benzoic acids and derivatives

Direct Parent

P-methoxybenzoic acids and derivatives

Alternative Parents

Substituents

P-methoxybenzoic acid or derivatives
Hydroxybenzoic acid
Methoxyphenol
Salicylic acid or derivatives
Salicylic acid
Benzoic acid
Anisole
Phenoxy compound
Benzoyl
Phenol ether
Methoxybenzene
Alkyl aryl ether
1-hydroxy-2-unsubstituted benzenoid
1-hydroxy-4-unsubstituted benzenoid
Phenol
Vinylogous acid
Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
Ether
Carboxylic acid
Carboxylic acid derivative
Organic oxygen compound
Organooxygen compound
Organic oxide
Hydrocarbon derivative
Aromatic homomonocyclic compound

Molecular Framework

Aromatic homomonocyclic compounds

External Descriptors

Not Available

Functional Ontology

Not Available

Endogenous (FooDB: )

Evening primrose (FooDB: FOOD00120)

Process

Not Available

Role

Not Available

Physical Properties

Predicted Properties

Property	Value	Source
Water Solubility	3.47 g/L	ALOGPS
logP	1.82	ALOGPS
logP	1.82	ChemAxon
logS	-1.7	ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)	3.09	ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)	-4.9	ChemAxon
Physiological Charge	-1	ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count	4	ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count	2	ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area	66.76 Å²	ChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count	2	ChemAxon
Refractivity	41.76 m³·mol⁻¹	ChemAxon
Polarizability	15.87 Å³	ChemAxon
Number of Rings	1	ChemAxon
Bioavailability	Yes	ChemAxon
Rule of Five	Yes	ChemAxon
Ghose Filter	Yes	ChemAxon
Veber's Rule	No	ChemAxon
MDDR-like Rule	No	ChemAxon

External Links

HMDB ID

HMDB0131176

DrugBank ID

Not Available

Phenol Explorer Compound ID

442

FooDB ID

FDB000843

KNApSAcK ID

Not Available

Chemspider ID

67776

KEGG Compound ID

Not Available

BioCyc ID

Not Available

BiGG ID

Not Available

Wikipedia Link

Not Available

METLIN ID

Not Available

PubChem Compound

75231

PDB ID

Not Available

ChEBI ID

Not Available

Food Biomarker Ontology

Not Available

References

Synthesis Reference

Not Available

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MOL for CFc000332939 (2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzoic acid)

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3D SDF for CFc000332939 (2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzoic acid)

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PDB for CFc000332939 (2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzoic acid)

3D PDB for CFc000332939 (2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzoic acid)

SMILES for CFc000332939 (2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzoic acid)

INCHI for CFc000332939 (2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzoic acid)

Structure for CFc000332939 (2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzoic acid)

3D Structure for CFc000332939 (2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzoic acid)