Methyl p-anisate is a benzoate ester obtained by the formal condensation of the carboxy group of 4-methoxybenzoic acid with methanol.
Definition
Methyl p-anisate is a benzoate ester obtained by the formal condensation of the carboxy group of 4-methoxybenzoic acid with methanol. It is a monomethoxybenzene and a benzoate ester. It is functionally related to a 4-methoxybenzoic acid.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 2MFL7873W9 · registered name METHYL ANISATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
METHYL P-ANISATEINCIBenzoic acid, 4-methoxy-, methyl esterSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 121-98-2
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 204-513-2
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID7047645
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID5027645
- IUPAC
- Methyl 4-methoxybenzoate
- Molecular formula
- C9H10O3
- Molecular weight
- 166.176 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 10 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Fragrance7
- Flavouring and nutrient2
- No specific technical function1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 13
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
- Wikipedia · English