Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-05-15 01:23:06 UTC
Update Date2024-10-17 06:55:28 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0008566
Metabolite Identification
Common Name1-Methoxy-3-methylbenzene
Description3-Methylanisole, also known as 3-methoxytoluene, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as anisoles. These are organic compounds containing a methoxybenzene or a derivative thereof. 3-Methylanisole is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). They consist of a disubstituted benzene ring with methoxy group and one methyl group. Methoxytoluenes (methylanisoles or cresyl methyl ethers) are a group of three isomeric organic compounds with the formula CH3OC6H4CH3. All three are colorless flammable liquids which are soluble in organic solvents but poorly soluble in water. They are not of major commercial interest although they are precursors to the corresponding methoxybenzoic acids and methoxybenzaldehydes.
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
3-MethoxytolueneMeSH
Molecular FormulaC8H10O
Average Mass122.167
Monoisotopic Mass122.073164942
IUPAC Name1-methoxy-3-methylbenzene
Traditional NameM-methylanisole
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
COC1=CC=CC(C)=C1
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C8H10O/c1-7-4-3-5-8(6-7)9-2/h3-6H,1-2H3
InChI KeyOSIGJGFTADMDOB-UHFFFAOYSA-N