Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2022-06-05 22:49:29 UTC
Update Date2024-10-17 08:50:18 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0054062
Metabolite Identification
Common Name(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)methanol
Description(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)methanol, also known as veratryl alcohol or 3,4-dimethoxybenzyl alcohol, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as dimethoxybenzenes. These are organic aromatic compounds containing a monocyclic benzene moiety carrying exactly two methoxy groups (3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)methanol is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa).
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
3,4-DimethoxybenzenemethanolChEBI
3,4-Dimethoxybenzyl alcoholChEBI
3,4-Dimethoxyphenylmethyl alcoholChEBI
Veratrole alcoholChEBI
Veratryl alcoholChEBI
3,4-Dimethoxy benzenemethanolMeSH
Molecular FormulaC9H12O3
Average Mass168.192
Monoisotopic Mass168.078644246
IUPAC Name(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)methanol
Traditional Nameveratryl alcohol
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
COC1=CC=C(CO)C=C1OC
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C9H12O3/c1-11-8-4-3-7(6-10)5-9(8)12-2/h3-5,10H,6H2,1-2H3
InChI KeyOEGPRYNGFWGMMV-UHFFFAOYSA-N