- Vanillic acid
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ImageFile=vanillic acid.png
ImageSize=120px
IUPACName=4-Hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoic acid
OtherNames=4-Hydroxy-m-anisic acid
Section1= Chembox Identifiers
CASNo=121-34-6
PubChem=8468
SMILES=COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C(=O)O)O
Section2= Chembox Properties
Formula=C8H8O4
MolarMass=168.14672
Appearance=White to light yellow powder or crystals
Density=
MeltingPt=210-213 °C
BoilingPt=
Solubility=
Section3= Chembox Hazards
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FlashPt=
Autoignition=
NFPA-H = 1
NFPA-F = 0
NFPA-R = 0
NFPA-O =Vanillic acid is a
benzoic acid derivative used as a flavoring agent. It is an oxidized form ofvanillin . It is also an intermediate in the production of vanillin fromferulic acid . ["J Biotechnol" (1996) 50 (2-3): 107-13.] [cite journal|journal=Applied and Environmental Microbiology|year=2000|pages=2311–2317|volue=66|issue=6|title=Bioconversion of Ferulic Acid into Vanillic Acid by Means of a Vanillate-Negative Mutant of Pseudomonas fluorescens Strain BF13|author=Claudio Civolani, Paolo Barghini, Anna Rita Roncetti, Maurizio Ruzzi, and Alma Schiesser]References
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