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3-Methylbenzoic acid
CAS99-04-7EC202-723-9
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Organic Acid
Primary Use
Intermediate for insect repellent DEET
3-Methylbenzoic acid is an organic compound primarily used as an intermediate in the production of the insect repellent DEET. It is an aromatic carboxylic acid with a single methyl substituent on the benzene ring.
Intermediate for insect repellent DEETPlastic stabilizer (minor use)
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CAS 99-04-7
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Safety Reference
Danger
H302Harmful if swallowed
H318Causes serious eye damage
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
3-methylbenzoic acid
InChIKey
GPSDUZXPYCFOSQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CC1=CC(=CC=C1)C(=O)O
Synonyms (28)
- OVV
- 3-Methylbenzoic acid
- 3-Toluic acid
- 3-methyl-benzoate
- 3-methylbenzic acid
- 3-toluic acid, barium salt
- 3-toluic acid, cadmium salt
- 3-toluic acid, zinc salt
- AB-131/40222909
- Benzoic acid, 3-methyl-
- M-TOLUIC ACID
- b-Bethylbenzoate
- b-Bethylbenzoic acid
- b-Methylbenzoate
- b-Methylbenzoic acid
- beta-Bethylbenzoic acid
- beta-Methylbenzoate
- beta-Methylbenzoic acid
- beta-bethylbenzoate
- m-Methylbenzoic acid
- m-Toluylate
- m-Toluylic acid
- meta-Toluic acid
- meta-methylbenzoic acid
- meta-toluate