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2,4,5-Trimethylbenzoic acid (CAS 528-90-5)

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CAS Number:
528-90-5
Molecular Weight:
164.20
Molecular Formula:
C10H12O2
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2,4,5-Trimethylbenzoic acid is a white crystalline powder soluble in both polar and non-polar solvents. It is notably used across numerous scientific experiments due to its versatile applications, serving as an intermediate in the synthesis of dyes, perfumes, and agrochemicals and participating as a reactant in various organic transformations. This compound is also used as an analytical reagent and as a catalyst in oxidation reactions. It can be found in polymer films and inorganic acids. 2,4,5-Trimethylbenzoic acid can be used as a starting material for synthesizing acyl halides and carboxylates. It has also been used in the formation of fatty acids from unsaturated hydrocarbons.


2,4,5-Trimethylbenzoic acid (CAS 528-90-5) References

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  2. Oxidation of alkylarenes by nitrate catalyzed by polyoxophosphomolybdates: synthetic applications and mechanistic insights.  |  Khenkin, AM. and Neumann, R. 2004. J Am Chem Soc. 126: 6356-62. PMID: 15149233
  3. Theoretical study on molecular structure and vibrational analysis included FT-IR, FT-Raman and UV techniques of 2,4,5-trimethylbenzoic acid (monomer and dimer structures).  |  Karabacak, M., et al. 2015. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc. 134: 598-607. PMID: 25132184
  4. In Situ Tracking of Dynamic NO Capture through a Crystal-to-Crystal Transformation from a Gate-Open-Type Chain Porous Coordination Polymer to a NO-Adducted Discrete Isomer.  |  Zhang, J., et al. 2019. Chemistry. 25: 3020-3031. PMID: 30614084

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2,4,5-Trimethylbenzoic acid, 5 g

sc-231017
5 g
$102.00