Summary

IMPPAT Phytochemical identifier: IMPHY011515

Phytochemical name: 4-Methoxybenzoic acid

Synonymous chemical names:
4-methoxy-benzoic acid, 4-methoxybenzoic acid, 4-methoxybenzoic-acid, anisic acid, p-anisic acid, p-methoxybenzoic acid

External chemical identifiers:
CID:7478, ChEMBL:CHEMBL21932, ChEBI:40813, ZINC:ZINC000000332748, FDASRS:4SB6Y7DMM3, SureChEMBL:SCHEMBL43335, MolPort-000-871-566

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Chemical structure information

SMILES:
COc1ccc(cc1)C(=O)O

InChI:
InChI=1S/C8H8O3/c1-11-7-4-2-6(3-5-7)8(9)10/h2-5H,1H3,(H,9,10)

InChIKey:
ZEYHEAKUIGZSGI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

DeepSMILES:
COcccccc6))C=O)O

Functional groups:
cC(=O)O, cOC

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Molecular scaffolds

Scaffold Graph/Node/Bond level:
c1ccccc1

Scaffold Graph/Node level:
C1CCCCC1

Scaffold Graph level:
C1CCCCC1

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Chemical classification

ClassyFire Kingdom: Organic compounds

ClassyFire Superclass: Benzenoids

ClassyFire Class: Benzene and substituted derivatives

ClassyFire Subclass: Benzoic acids and derivatives

NP Classifier Biosynthetic pathway: Shikimates and Phenylpropanoids

NP Classifier Superclass: Phenolic acids (C6-C1)

NP Classifier Class: Simple phenolic acids

NP-Likeness score: -0.173

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