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3-Hydroxy-5-methyl-benzoic acid

CAS No.
585-81-9
Chemical Name:
3-Hydroxy-5-methyl-benzoic acid
Synonyms
Aids018040;Aids-018040;3,5-Cresotic acid;-Hydroxy-5-methylbenzoic acid;3-hydrox-5-methylbenzoic acid;3-Hydroxy-5-methyl-benzoic acid;Benzoic acid, 3-hydroxy-5-methyl-;3-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-BENZOIC ACID 97%
CBNumber:
CB11010373
Molecular Formula:
C8H8O3
Molecular Weight:
152.15
MDL Number:
MFCD09833213
MOL File:
585-81-9.mol
MSDS File:
SDS
Last updated:2026-09-12 18:48:32

3-Hydroxy-5-methyl-benzoic acid Properties

Melting point 210°C
Boiling point 234.6°C (rough estimate)
Density 1.2143 (rough estimate)
refractive index 1.4945 (estimate)
storage temp. Inert atmosphere,Room Temperature
pka 4.15±0.10(Predicted)
Appearance Light yellow to brown Solid

SAFETY

Risk and Safety Statements

Symbol(GHS)  Exclamation Mark (GHS07)
GHS07
Signal word  Warning
Hazard statements  H302-H315-H319-H332-H335
Precautionary statements  P280-P305+P351+P338-P310
HS Code  2916399090

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3-Hydroxy-5-methyl-benzoic acid Chemical Properties, Uses, Production

Chemical Properties

White powder

Uses

3,5-Cresotic Acid is a reactant used in the preparation of trisubstituted benzenes as thrombin inhibitors for the treatment of coagulation disorders.

Synthesis

2-Pentulosaric acid, 3-acetyl-3-deoxy-4-C-(2-oxopropyl)-, 1,4-lactone, 5-ethyl ester

100118-65-8

3-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-BENZOIC ACID

585-81-9

General procedure for the synthesis of 3-hydroxy-5-methylbenzoic acid from the compound (CAS:100118-65-8): the oxo compound (57 g, 0.21 mol) was added to water (450 mL) together with magnesium oxide (38.1 g, 0.945 mol). The reaction mixture immediately changed to a dark reddish-orange color, followed by a gradual change to a light brown color over about 15 minutes. After continuous stirring and heating for 30 minutes, the excess magnesium oxalate and magnesium oxide were removed by filtration. The residue was washed with warm water, the filtrates were combined and concentrated by distillation under vacuum to about 30 mL. The concentrate was slowly added to a mixture consisting of concentrated hydrochloric acid and water (1:1, v/v, 50 mL), whereupon a precipitate was produced. The precipitate was filtered, washed with cold water and dried. Finally, purification by recrystallization in water afforded 3-hydroxy-5-methylbenzoic acid as a light brown solid (13.43 g, 42% yield). Melting point: 202-203 °C (literature value 207-208 °C); 1H NMR (D2O) δ: 2.19 (s, 3H), 6.82 (s, 1H), 7.07 (s, 1H), 7.20 (s, 1H); 13C NMR (D2O) δ: 20.20, 113.00, 121.03, 122.25, 130.65, 140.55, 155.34, 170.26.

References

[1] Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2009, vol. 19, # 16, p. 4720 - 4723
[2] Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2009, vol. 19, # 19, p. 5622 - 5626
[3] Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 2010, vol. 18, # 11, p. 3961 - 3973
[4] Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society, 2010, vol. 31, # 7, p. 1848 - 1858
[5] Patent: US2011/15395, 2011, A1. Location in patent: Page/Page column 13

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3-Hydroxy-5-methyl-benzoic acid Spectrum

3,5-Cresotic acid Aids018040 Aids-018040 Benzoic acid, 3-hydroxy-5-methyl- 3-hydrox-5-methylbenzoic acid -Hydroxy-5-methylbenzoic acid 3-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-BENZOIC ACID 97% 3-Hydroxy-5-methyl-benzoic acid 585-81-9