Record Information
Version1.0
Creation Date2016-09-30 22:52:52 UTC
Update Date2020-04-22 15:10:16 UTC
BMDB IDBMDB0002222
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • BMDB02222
Metabolite Identification
Common Name3-Methylphenylacetic acid
Description3-Methylphenylacetic acid, also known as m-methylphenylacetate or m-tolylacetic acid, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as toluenes. Toluenes are compounds containing a benzene ring which bears a methane group. Based on a literature review a significant number of articles have been published on 3-Methylphenylacetic acid.
Structure
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Synonyms
ValueSource
3-Tolylacetic acidChEBI
m-Methylphenylacetic acidChEBI
m-Tolylacetic acidChEBI
3-TolylacetateGenerator
m-MethylphenylacetateGenerator
m-TolylacetateGenerator
3-MethylphenylacetateGenerator
(3-Methylphenyl)acetateHMDB
(3-Methylphenyl)acetic acidHMDB
Chemical FormulaC9H10O2
Average Molecular Weight150.1745
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight150.068079564
IUPAC Name2-(3-methylphenyl)acetic acid
Traditional Name3-methylphenylacetic acid
CAS Registry Number621-36-3
SMILES
CC1=CC(CC(O)=O)=CC=C1
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C9H10O2/c1-7-3-2-4-8(5-7)6-9(10)11/h2-5H,6H2,1H3,(H,10,11)
InChI KeyGJMPSRSMBJLKKB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as toluenes. Toluenes are compounds containing a benzene ring which bears a methane group.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassBenzenoids
ClassBenzene and substituted derivatives
Sub ClassToluenes
Direct ParentToluenes
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Toluene
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organic oxide
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Aromatic homomonocyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAromatic homomonocyclic compounds
External DescriptorsNot Available
Ontology
StatusExpected but not Quantified
Origin
  • Endogenous
BiofunctionNot Available
ApplicationNot Available
Cellular locations
  • Cell membrane
  • Membrane
Physical Properties
StateSolid
Experimental Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting Point62 °CNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water SolubilityNot AvailableNot Available
LogP1.95HANSCH,C ET AL. (1995)
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
logP2.11ALOGPS
logP2.12ChemAxon
logS-2ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)4.69ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count2ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count1ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area37.3 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count2ChemAxon
Refractivity42.41 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability15.93 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings1ChemAxon
BioavailabilityYesChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Spectra
Spectra
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations
  • Cell membrane
  • Membrane
Biospecimen LocationsNot Available
Pathways
Normal Concentrations
Not Available
Abnormal Concentrations
Not Available
HMDB IDHMDB0002222
DrugBank IDNot Available
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FooDB IDFDB022916
KNApSAcK IDNot Available
Chemspider ID11623
KEGG Compound IDNot Available
BioCyc IDNot Available
BiGG IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkNot Available
METLIN ID6557
PubChem Compound12121
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI ID88356
References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General ReferencesNot Available