Anisic acid
Encyclopedia
Anisic acid or methoxybenzoic acid is an organic compound
which is a carboxylic acid
. It exists in three forms, depending on arene substitution patterns
:
Organic compound
An organic compound is any member of a large class of gaseous, liquid, or solid chemical compounds whose molecules contain carbon. For historical reasons discussed below, a few types of carbon-containing compounds such as carbides, carbonates, simple oxides of carbon, and cyanides, as well as the...
which is a carboxylic acid
Carboxylic acid
Carboxylic acids are organic acids characterized by the presence of at least one carboxyl group. The general formula of a carboxylic acid is R-COOH, where R is some monovalent functional group...
. It exists in three forms, depending on arene substitution patterns
Arene substitution patterns
Arene substitution patterns are part of organic chemistry IUPAC nomenclature and pinpoint the position of substituents other than hydrogen in relation to each other on an aromatic hydrocarbon.- Ortho, meta, and para substitution :...
:
- p-Anisic acid (4-methoxybenzoic acid)
- m-Anisic acid (3-methoxybenzoic acid)
- o-Anisic acidO-Anisic acido-Anisic acid, ortho-methoxybenzoic acid, or 2-methoxybenzoic acid, is a crystalline solid....
(2-methoxybenzoic acid)