| Record Information |
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| Version | 5.0 |
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| Status | Detected and Quantified |
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| Creation Date | 2006-05-22 14:17:48 UTC |
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| Update Date | 2023-02-21 17:16:21 UTC |
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| HMDB ID | HMDB0002340 |
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| Secondary Accession Numbers | |
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| Metabolite Identification |
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| Common Name | 2-Methylbenzoic acid |
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| Description | 2-Methylbenzoic acid, also known as 2-toluic acid or O-methylbenzoate, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as benzoic acids. These are organic Compounds containing a benzene ring which bears at least one carboxyl group. 2-Methylbenzoic acid has been detected, but not quantified in, milk (cow). This could make 2-methylbenzoic acid a potential biomarker for the consumption of these foods. 2-Methylbenzoic acid is a secondary metabolite. Secondary metabolites are metabolically or physiologically non-essential metabolites that may serve a role as defense or signalling molecules. In some cases they are simply molecules that arise from the incomplete metabolism of other secondary metabolites. Based on a literature review a significant number of articles have been published on 2-Methylbenzoic acid. |
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| Structure | InChI=1S/C8H8O2/c1-6-4-2-3-5-7(6)8(9)10/h2-5H,1H3,(H,9,10) |
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| Synonyms | | Value | Source |
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| 2-Toluic acid | ChEBI | | O-Toluylic acid | ChEBI | | Orthotoluic acid | ChEBI | | O-Methylbenzoate | Kegg | | O-Toluic acid | Kegg | | 2-Toluate | Generator | | O-Toluylate | Generator | | Orthotoluate | Generator | | O-Methylbenzoic acid | Generator | | O-Toluate | Generator | | 2-Methylbenzoate | Generator | | 2-Toluic acid, cadmium salt | HMDB | | 2-Toluic acid, sodium salt, 11C-labeled | HMDB | | 2-Methylbenzoic acid | ChEBI |
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| Chemical Formula | C8H8O2 |
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| Average Molecular Weight | 136.1479 |
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| Monoisotopic Molecular Weight | 136.0524295 |
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| IUPAC Name | 2-methylbenzoic acid |
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| Traditional Name | o-toluic acid |
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| CAS Registry Number | 118-90-1 |
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| SMILES | CC1=C(C=CC=C1)C(O)=O |
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| InChI Identifier | InChI=1S/C8H8O2/c1-6-4-2-3-5-7(6)8(9)10/h2-5H,1H3,(H,9,10) |
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| InChI Key | ZWLPBLYKEWSWPD-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
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| Chemical Taxonomy |
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| Description | Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as benzoic acids. These are organic Compounds containing a benzene ring which bears at least one carboxyl group. |
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| Kingdom | Organic compounds |
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| Super Class | Benzenoids |
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| Class | Benzene and substituted derivatives |
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| Sub Class | Benzoic acids and derivatives |
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| Direct Parent | Benzoic acids |
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| Alternative Parents | |
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| Substituents | - Benzoic acid
- Benzoyl
- Toluene
- Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
- Carboxylic acid
- Carboxylic acid derivative
- Organic oxygen compound
- Organic oxide
- Hydrocarbon derivative
- Organooxygen compound
- Aromatic homomonocyclic compound
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| Molecular Framework | Aromatic homomonocyclic compounds |
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| External Descriptors | |
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| Ontology |
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| Physiological effect | Not Available |
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| Disposition | |
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| Process | Not Available |
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| Role | Not Available |
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| Physical Properties |
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| State | Solid |
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| Experimental Molecular Properties | | Property | Value | Reference |
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| Melting Point | 103.7 °C | Not Available | | Boiling Point | Not Available | Not Available | | Water Solubility | 1.18 mg/mL at 25 °C | Not Available | | LogP | 2.46 | HANSCH,C ET AL. (1995) |
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| Experimental Chromatographic Properties | Not Available |
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| Predicted Molecular Properties | |
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| Predicted Chromatographic Properties | Predicted Collision Cross SectionsPredicted Retention Times Underivatized| Chromatographic Method | Retention Time | Reference |
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| Measured using a Waters Acquity ultraperformance liquid chromatography (UPLC) ethylene-bridged hybrid (BEH) C18 column (100 mm × 2.1 mm; 1.7 μmparticle diameter). Predicted by Afia on May 17, 2022. Predicted by Afia on May 17, 2022. | 4.57 minutes | 32390414 | | Predicted by Siyang on May 30, 2022 | 11.8223 minutes | 33406817 | | Predicted by Siyang using ReTip algorithm on June 8, 2022 | 3.66 minutes | 32390414 |
Predicted Kovats Retention IndicesUnderivatizedDerivatized |
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| General References | - Yu WY, Yang LX, Xie JS, Zhou L, Jiang XY, Zhu DX, Muramatsu M, Wang MW: Derivatives of aryl-4-guanidinomethylbenzoate and N-aryl-4-guanidinomethylbenzamide as new antibacterial agents: synthesis and bioactivity. Acta Pharmacol Sin. 2008 Feb;29(2):267-77. [PubMed:18215358 ]
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