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Chemical compound From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
5-Methoxysalicylic acid is a chemical compound. It is a component of castoreum, the exudate from the castor sacs of the mature beaver.[1]
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| Preferred IUPAC name
2-Hydroxy-5-methoxybenzoic acid | |
| Other names
5-Methoxysalicylic acid 6-Hydroxy-m-anisic acid 5-Methoxy-2-hydroxybenzoic acid m-Anisic acid MSA | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.018.217 |
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| Properties | |
| C8H8O4 | |
| Molar mass | 168.148 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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A mixture of 5-methoxysalicylic acid and spermine can be used as a matrix for oligonucleotides analysis in MALDI mass spectrometry.[2]
It is an isomer of vanillic acid.
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