M-Toluic acid
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| Name = ''m''-Toluic acid
| ImageFile = M-Toluic acid.svg
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| Reference = <ref>[http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=7418&loc=ec_rcs M-TOLUIC ACID - Compound Summary], [[PubChem]].</ref>
| IUPACName = 3-Methylbenzoic acid
| OtherNames = ''meta''-Toluic acid<br />''m''-Methylbenzoic acid<br />''beta''-Methylbenzoic acid
| Section1 = {{Chembox Identifiers
| SMILES = O=C(O)c1ccccc1C
| CASNo = 99-04-7
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| Section2 = {{Chembox Properties
| Formula = C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>8</sub>O<sub>2</sub>
| MolarMass = 136.15 g/mol
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| Density = 1.05 g/cm³, solid
| Solubility = ? g/100 ml (?°C)
| MeltingPt = 111 - 113 °C
| BoilingPt = 263 °C
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| Section3 = {{Chembox Structure
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| Section7 = {{Chembox Hazards
| ExternalMSDS = [http://ptcl.chem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/TO/m-toluic_acid.html External MSDS]
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| Function = [[carboxylic acid]]s
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'''''m''-Toluic acid''', ([[IUPAC]]: '''3-methylbenzoic acid'''), is an [[aromatic]] [[carboxylic acid]], with formula (CH<sub>3</sub>)C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>(COOH). It is an isomer of [[P-Toluic acid|''p''-toluic acid]] and [[O-Toluic acid|''o''-toluic acid]].
It serves, among other purposes, as a precursor to [[DEET]] (N,N diethyl-m-toluamide) the well-known [[insect repellent]].
==References==
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