Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2022-06-05 23:00:32 UTC
Update Date2024-10-06 21:30:41 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0054231
Metabolite Identification
Common Name3-methoxybenzaldehyde
Description3-Methoxybenzaldehyde is found in cloves. Anisaldehyde, or anisic aldehyde, is an organic compound that consists of a benzene ring substituted with an aldehyde and a methoxy group. It is a clear colorless liquid with a strong aroma. It comes in 3 varieties, ortho, meta, and para in which the two functional groups (methoxy and aldehyde) are alpha, beta, and gamma, respectively to each other. The unmodified term anisaldehyde generally refers to the para isomer. Anisaldehyde is found in anise, from which it gets its name. It is similar in structure to vanillin. (Wikipedia
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
3-AnisaldehydeChEBI
m-AnisaldehydeChEBI
m-MethoxybenzaldehydeChEBI
Meta-anisaldehydeChEBI
Meta-methoxybenzaldehydeChEBI
MetamethoxybenzaldehydeChEBI
3-Methoxy-benzaldehydeChEMBL, HMDB
m-Anisaldehyde, 8ciHMDB
m-Anisic aldehydeHMDB
Molecular FormulaC8H8O2
Average Mass136.1479
Monoisotopic Mass136.0524295
IUPAC Name3-methoxybenzaldehyde
Traditional Namebenzaldehyde, 3-methoxy-
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
COC1=CC(C=O)=CC=C1
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C8H8O2/c1-10-8-4-2-3-7(5-8)6-9/h2-6H,1H3
InChI KeyWMPDAIZRQDCGFH-UHFFFAOYSA-N