5-Methoxysalicylic acid
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| Names | |
|---|---|
| IUPAC name
2-hydroxy-5-methoxybenzoic acid | |
| Other names
5-Methoxysalicylate 2-Hydroxy-5-methoxybenzoic acid 6-Hydroxy-m-anisic acid 5-Methoxy-2-hydroxybenzoic acid m-Anisic acid MSA | |
| Identifiers | |
| 2612-02-4 | |
| ChemSpider | 68296 |
| Jmol-3D images | Image |
| PubChem | 75787 |
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| Properties | |
| C8H8O4 | |
| Molar mass | 168.14 g/mol |
| Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa) | |
| Infobox references | |
5-Methoxysalicylic acid is a chemical compound. It is a component of castoreum, the exudate from the castor sacs of the mature beaver.[1]
A mixture of 5-methoxysalicylic acid and spermine can be used as a matrix for oligonucleotides analysis in MALDI mass spectrometry.[2]
It is an isomer of vanillic acid.
References
- ↑ Müller-Schwarze, D.; Houlihan, Peter W. (1991). "Pheromonal activity of single castoreum constituents in beaver,Castor canadensis". Journal of Chemical Ecology 17 (4): 715–734. doi:10.1007/BF00994195. PMID 24258917.
- ↑ Distler, AM; Allison, J (2001). "5-Methoxysalicylic acid and spermine: A new matrix for the matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry analysis of oligonucleotides". Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry 12 (4): 456–62. doi:10.1016/S1044-0305(01)00212-4. PMID 11322192.