|  | |  |  | 2,5-Dimethylbenzoic acid Basic information | 
|  |  | 2,5-Dimethylbenzoic acid Chemical Properties | 
|  |  | 2,5-Dimethylbenzoic acid Usage And Synthesis | 
 | Chemical Properties | white to off-white crystalline powder |  | Uses | 2,5-Dimethylbenzoic acid was used in the synthesis of new derivatives of [24]paracyclophane. It was used as starting reagent in the synthesis of methyl 2,5-dimethylbenzoate. |  | Definition | ChEBI: A dimethylbenzoic acid in which the two methyl groups are located at positions 2 and 5. |  | General Description | 2,5-Dimethylbenzoic acid is a metabolite of pseudocumene (1,2,4-trimethylbenzene). |  | Purification Methods | Steam distil the acid, then crystallise it from EtOH or H2O (m 134-134.5o). [Beilstein 9 H 534, 9 IV 1802.] | 
|  |  | 2,5-Dimethylbenzoic acid Preparation Products And Raw materials | 
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