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| IUPAC name | 4-Hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoic acid |
| Other names | 4-Hydroxy-m-anisic acid |
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| CAS number | 121-34-6 |
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| Molecular formula | C8H8O4 |
| Molar mass | 168.14672 |
| Appearance | White to light yellow powder or crystals |
| Melting point |
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Vanillic acid is a benzoic acid derivative used as a flavoring agent. It is an oxidized form of vanillin. It is also an intermediate in the production of vanillin from ferulic acid.23
References
- ^ Vanillic acid at chemicalland21.com
- ^ J Biotechnol (1996) 50 (2-3): 107-13.
- ^ Claudio Civolani, Paolo Barghini, Anna Rita Roncetti, Maurizio Ruzzi, and Alma Schiesser (2000). "Bioconversion of Ferulic Acid into Vanillic Acid by Means of a Vanillate-Negative Mutant of Pseudomonas fluorescens Strain BF13". Applied and Environmental Microbiology (6): 2311–2317.
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