Relevant Data

Food Additives Approved by WHO:

Flavouring Substances Approved by European Union:

  • Methyl 2-methoxybenzoate [show]

General Information

MaintermMETHYL O-METHOXYBENZOATE
Doc TypeASP
CAS Reg.No.(or other ID)606-45-1
Regnum 172.515

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Computed Descriptors

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2D Structure
CID61151
IUPAC Namemethyl 2-methoxybenzoate
InChIInChI=1S/C9H10O3/c1-11-8-6-4-3-5-7(8)9(10)12-2/h3-6H,1-2H3
InChI KeyPFYHAAAQPNMZHO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Canonical SMILESCOC1=CC=CC=C1C(=O)OC
Molecular FormulaC9H10O3
Wikipediadimethyl salicylate

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Computed Properties

Property Name Property Value
Molecular Weight166.176
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count0
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count3
Rotatable Bond Count3
Complexity156.0
CACTVS Substructure Key Fingerprint A A A D c c B w M A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A w A A A A A A A A A A A B A A A A G g A A A A A A D A S A m A I y D o A A B A C I A i D S C A A C C A A k I A A I i A E G C M g M J z a E N R q A M W A l 4 B E I q Y e I y C C O A A A A A A A I A A A A A A A A A B A A A A A A A A A A A A = =
Topological Polar Surface Area35.5
Monoisotopic Mass166.063
Exact Mass166.063
Compound Is CanonicalizedTrue
Formal Charge0
Heavy Atom Count12
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Isotope Atom Count0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count1

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ADMET Predicted Profile --- Classification

Model Result Probability
Absorption
Blood-Brain BarrierBBB+0.9271
Human Intestinal AbsorptionHIA+0.9962
Caco-2 PermeabilityCaco2+0.8678
P-glycoprotein SubstrateNon-substrate0.7279
P-glycoprotein InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.8588
Non-inhibitor0.9666
Renal Organic Cation TransporterNon-inhibitor0.8808
Distribution
Subcellular localizationMitochondria0.9225
Metabolism
CYP450 2C9 SubstrateNon-substrate0.8156
CYP450 2D6 SubstrateNon-substrate0.8620
CYP450 3A4 SubstrateNon-substrate0.6386
CYP450 1A2 InhibitorInhibitor0.6484
CYP450 2C9 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9640
CYP450 2D6 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9794
CYP450 2C19 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.7498
CYP450 3A4 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9601
CYP Inhibitory PromiscuityLow CYP Inhibitory Promiscuity0.7429
Excretion
Toxicity
Human Ether-a-go-go-Related Gene InhibitionWeak inhibitor0.9543
Non-inhibitor0.9783
AMES ToxicityNon AMES toxic0.8609
CarcinogensNon-carcinogens0.8260
Fish ToxicityHigh FHMT0.8524
Tetrahymena Pyriformis ToxicityHigh TPT0.7470
Honey Bee ToxicityHigh HBT0.8483
BiodegradationReady biodegradable0.8486
Acute Oral ToxicityIII0.8542
Carcinogenicity (Three-class)Non-required0.6524

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ADMET Predicted Profile --- Regression

Model Value Unit
Absorption
Aqueous solubility-2.1562LogS
Caco-2 Permeability1.3989LogPapp, cm/s
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion
Toxicity
Rat Acute Toxicity1.6829LD50, mol/kg
Fish Toxicity1.2346pLC50, mg/L
Tetrahymena Pyriformis Toxicity-0.1052pIGC50, ug/L

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Taxonomic Classification

KingdomOrganic compounds
SuperclassBenzenoids
ClassBenzene and substituted derivatives
SubclassBenzoic acids and derivatives
Intermediate Tree NodesMethoxybenzoic acids and derivatives
Direct ParentO-methoxybenzoic acids and derivatives
Alternative Parents
Molecular FrameworkAromatic homomonocyclic compounds
SubstituentsO-methoxybenzoic acid or derivatives - Benzoate ester - Anisole - Phenoxy compound - Benzoyl - Phenol ether - Methoxybenzene - Alkyl aryl ether - Methyl ester - Carboxylic acid ester - Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives - Ether - Carboxylic acid derivative - Organooxygen compound - Organic oxygen compound - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organic oxide - Aromatic homomonocyclic compound
DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as o-methoxybenzoic acids and derivatives. These are benzoic acids in which the hydrogen atom at position 2 of the benzene ring is replaced by a methoxy group.

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