666. p-Anisic Acid

Nomenclature

CAS number: 100-09-4
4-Methoxybenzoic acid.
C8H8O3; mol wt 152.15.
C 63.15%, H 5.30%, O 31.55%.

Description and references

Prepd from methoxybenzene: Gross et al., Ber. 96, 1382 (1963). Manuf by catalytic oxidation of p-methoxytoluene: GB 798619 (1958 to General Electric); Cotterill et al., GB 842998 (1960 to I.C.I.).

Chemical structure

Properties

Needles, mp 184° (subl). bp 275-280°. d 1.385. Soluble in 2500 parts water; more sol in boiling water; freely sol in alc, chloroform, ether, ethyl acetate.