Phenoxyacetic acid - ≥98% , CAS No.122-59-8

CAS: 122-59-8 Cat. No.: P107025 Molecular Weight: 152.15 Beilstein Registry Number: 907949 EC Number: 204-556-7

GRADE & PURITY ≥98%

Synonyms

Acetic acid, phenoxy- | DTXSID9025873 | Glycolic acid, phenyl ether | Acetic acid, 2-phenoxy- | DTXCID405873 | Tox21_111092_1 | Tox21_201854 | InChI=1/C8H8O3/c9-8(10)6-11-7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5H,6H2,(H,9,10) | MLS002454438 | Phenylglycolic acid, O- | C02181 |

Storage

Room temperature

Shipped In

Normal

Specifications

Synonyms

Acetic acid, phenoxy- | DTXSID9025873 | Glycolic acid, phenyl ether | Acetic acid, 2-phenoxy- | DTXCID405873 | Tox21_111092_1 | Tox21_201854 | InChI=1/C8H8O3/c9-8(10)6-11-7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5H, 6H2, (H, 9, 10) | MLS002454438 | Phenylglycolic acid, O- | C02181 |

Specifications & Purity

≥98%

Storage

Room temperature

Shipped In

Normal

Purity

≥98%

Names and Identifiers

• Pubchem Sid: 488182532
• Pubchem Sid Url: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/substance/488182532
• Canonical Smiles: C1=CC=C(C=C1)OCC(=O)O
• IUPAC Name: 2-phenoxyacetic acid
• InChIKey: LCPDWSOZIOUXRV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• INCHI: 1S/C8H8O3/c9-8(10)6-11-7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5H,6H2,(H,9,10)
• Isomeric SMILES: C1=CC=C(C=C1)OCC(=O)O
• WGK Germany: 3
• RTECS: AJ2230000
• Molecular Weight: 152.15
• Beilstein: 907949
• Reaxy-Rn: 907949
• Reaxys-RN_link_address: https://www.reaxys.com/reaxys/secured/hopinto.do?context=S&query=IDE.XRN=907949&ln=

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomy Tree

• Kingdom Organic compounds
  • Superclass Benzenoids
    • Class Benzene and substituted derivatives
      • Subclass Phenoxyacetic acid derivatives

• Kingdom: Organic compounds
• Superclass: Benzenoids
• Class: Benzene and substituted derivatives
• Subclass: Phenoxyacetic acid derivatives
• Intermediate Tree Nodes: Not available
• Direct Parent: Phenoxyacetic acid derivatives
• Alternative Parents: Phenoxy compounds Phenol ethers Alkyl aryl ethers Monocarboxylic acids and derivatives Carboxylic acids Organic oxides Hydrocarbon derivatives Carbonyl compounds
• Molecular Framework: Aromatic homomonocyclic compounds
• Substituents: Phenoxyacetate - Phenoxy compound - Phenol ether - Alkyl aryl ether - Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives - Ether - Carboxylic acid - Carboxylic acid derivative - Organic oxygen compound - Organic oxide - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organooxygen compound - Carbonyl group - Aromatic homomonocyclic compound
• Description: This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as phenoxyacetic acid derivatives. These are compounds containing an anisole where the methane group is linked to an acetic acid or a derivative.
• External Descriptors: monocarboxylic acid

Data sources

1. Djoumbou Feunang Y, Eisner R, Knox C, Chepelev L, Hastings J, Owen G, Fahy E, Steinbeck C, Subramanian S, Bolton E, Greiner R, and Wishart DS. ClassyFire: Automated Chemical Classification With A Comprehensive, Computable Taxonomy. Journal of Cheminformatics, 2016, 8:61.

DOI: 10.1186/s13321-016-0174-y

Associated Targets(Human)

PPARG Tclin Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (15191 Activities)

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PTH1R Tclin Parathyroid hormone receptor (47172 Activities)

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RXRA Tclin Retinoid X receptor alpha (3637 Activities)

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ALOX15 Tchem Arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase (7108 Activities)

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Lymphoblastoid cell (5959 Activities)

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GMNN Tbio Geminin (128009 Activities)

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CBX1 Tbio Chromobox protein homolog 1 (92434 Activities)

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Associated Targets(non-human)

Plasmodium falciparum (966862 Activities)

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GCN5 Histone acetyltransferase GCN5 (89 Activities)

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Txnrd1 Thioredoxin reductase 1, cytoplasmic (45279 Activities)

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Rorc Nuclear receptor ROR-gamma (89407 Activities)

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Mechanisms of Action

Chemical and Physical Properties

• Boil Point(°C): 285°C
• Melt Point(°C): 100°C
• Molecular Weight: 152.150 g/mol
• XLogP3: 1.300
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 1
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 3
• Rotatable Bond Count: 3
• Exact Mass: 152.047 Da
• Monoisotopic Mass: 152.047 Da
• Topological Polar Surface Area: 46.500 Ų
• Heavy Atom Count: 11
• Formal Charge: 0
• Complexity: 127.000
• Isotope Atom Count: 0
• Defined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
• Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
• Defined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• The total count of all stereochemical bonds: 0
• Covalently-Bonded Unit Count: 1

References

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