M-Toluic acid 3298405 225385472 2008-07-13T11:58:57Z JaGa 2092487 resize, move stub down {{lowercase|m-Toluic acid}} {{Chembox new | Name = ''m''-Toluic acid | ImageFile = M-Toluic acid.svg | ImageSize = 100px | ImageName = | 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 | RTECS = }} | Section2 = {{Chembox Properties | Formula = C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>8</sub>O<sub>2</sub> | MolarMass = 136.15 g/mol | Appearance = | Density = 1.05 g/cm³, solid | Solubility = ? g/100 ml (?°C) | MeltingPt = 111 - 113 °C | BoilingPt = 263 °C | pKa = | Viscosity = }} | Section3 = {{Chembox Structure | Dipole = }} | Section7 = {{Chembox Hazards | ExternalMSDS = [http://ptcl.chem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/TO/m-toluic_acid.html External MSDS] | MainHazards = | FlashPt = | RPhrases = | SPhrases = }} | Section8 = {{Chembox Related | Function = [[carboxylic acid]]s | OtherFunctn = }} }} '''''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== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Toluic acid, m-}} [[Category:Benzoic acids]] [[Category:Aromatic compounds]] {{aromatic-stub}}