- m-Toluic acid
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m-Toluic acid[1] 
3-Methylbenzoic acidOther namesmeta-Toluic acid
m-Methylbenzoic acid
beta-Methylbenzoic acidIdentifiers CAS number 99-04-7 
PubChem 7418 Jmol-3D images Image 1 - O=C(O)c1ccccc1C
Properties Molecular formula C8H8O2 Molar mass 136.15 g/mol Density 1.05 g/cm³, solid Melting point 111 - 113 °C
Boiling point 263 °C
Acidity (pKa) 4.27 (in water)[2] Hazards MSDS External MSDS Related compounds 
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)Infobox references m-Toluic acid, (IUPAC: 3-methylbenzoic acid), is an aromatic carboxylic acid, with formula (CH3)C6H4(COOH). It is an isomer of p-toluic acid and o-toluic acid.
It serves, among other purposes, as a precursor to DEET (N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide), the well-known insect repellent:[3][4]
References
- ^ M-TOLUIC ACID - Compound Summary, PubChem.
- ^ ""Dissociation Constants Of Organic Acids And Bases"". http://www.zirchrom.com/organic.htm. Retrieved 11. April 2010.
- ^ Wang, Benjamin J-S. (1974). "An interesting and successful organic experiment (CEC)". J. Chem. Ed. 51 (10): 631. doi:10.1021/ed051p631.2.
- ^ Donald L. Pavia (2004) (Google Books excerpt). Introduction to organic laboratory techniques. Cengage Learning. pp. 370–376. ISBN 9780534408336. http://books.google.com/?id=ega5c11VHvkC&pg=PA370.
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