2,4-DIHYDROXY-6-METHYLBENZOIC ACID ETHYL ESTER

2,4-DIHYDROXY-6-METHYLBENZOIC ACID ETHYL ESTER Basic information

Product Name:	2,4-DIHYDROXY-6-METHYLBENZOIC ACID ETHYL ESTER
Synonyms:	4-ETHOXYCARBONYL-5-METHYLRESORCINOL;4-CARBETHOXY-5-METHYLRESORCINOL;ETHYL 2,4-DIHYDROXY-6-METHYLBENZOATE, 98 %;2,4-dihydroxy-6-methyl-benzoicaciethylester;ETHYL 2,4-DIHYDROXY-6-METHYLBENZOATE;2,4-DIHYDROXY-6-METHYLBENZOIC ACID ETHYL ESTER;2-CARBETHOXY-3,5-DIHYDROXYTOLUENE;2-ETHOXYCARBONYL-3,5-DIHYDROXYTOLUENE
CAS:	2524-37-0
MF:	C10H12O4
MW:	196.2
EINECS:
Product Categories:	Inhibitors;C10 to C11;Aromatic Esters;Carbonyl Compounds;Esters
Mol File:	2524-37-0.mol

2,4-DIHYDROXY-6-METHYLBENZOIC ACID ETHYL ESTER Chemical Properties

Melting point	129-132 °C(lit.)
Boiling point	293.08°C (rough estimate)
density	1.2166 (rough estimate)
refractive index	1.5430 (estimate)
storage temp.	Sealed in dry,Room Temperature
solubility	Soluble in Chloroform,Dichloromethane,Ethyl Acetate,DMSO,Acetone,etc.
pka	8.27±0.23(Predicted)
form	powder to crystal
color	White to Gray to Brown
LogP	2.910 (est)
CAS DataBase Reference	2524-37-0(CAS DataBase Reference)
EPA Substance Registry System	Benzoic acid, 2,4-dihydroxy-6-methyl-, ethyl ester (2524-37-0)

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SigmaAldrich	English

2,4-DIHYDROXY-6-METHYLBENZOIC ACID ETHYL ESTER Usage And Synthesis

Definition	ChEBI: 2,4-dihydroxy-6-methylbenzoic acid ethyl ester is a 4-hydroxybenzoate ester.
General Description	Ethyl 2,4-dihydroxy-6-methylbenzoate is also referred as ethyl orsellinate. It was isolated from chloroform extract of Peltigera aphthosa. It is one of the product formed during alcoholyses of lecanoric acid.

2,4-DIHYDROXY-6-METHYLBENZOIC ACID ETHYL ESTER Preparation Products And Raw materials

Raw materials	Chloroform-->Poly(vinyl alcohol)-->2,4-DIHYDROXY-6-METHYLBENZOIC ACID-->ETHYL 3,5-DIBROMO-2,4-DIHYDROXY-6-METHYLBENZOATE
Preparation Products	2-(2-Oxopropyl)-7-hydroxy-5-methyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one-->2 4-DIHYDROXY-6-METHYLBENZALDEHYDE

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