4-Methoxybenzoic acid
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| Name = 4-Methoxybenzoic acid
| ImageFile = 4-Methoxybenzoic_acid.png
| ImageSize = 80px
| ImageName = 4-Methoxybenzoic acid
| IUPACName = 4-Methoxybenzoic acid
| OtherNames = ''p''-Anisic acid
| Section1 = {{Chembox Identifiers
| CASNo = 100-09-4
| SMILES = O=C(O)C1=CC=C(OC)C=C1
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| Section2 = {{Chembox Properties
| Formula = C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>8</sub>O<sub>3</sub>
| MolarMass = 152.15 g/mol
| Density = 1.385 g/cm³
| MeltingPt = 181-186 °C
| BoilingPt = 276.5 °C
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'''4-Methoxybenzoic acid''', or anisic acid, is an [[organic compound]] which is a [[carboxylic acid]] found naturally in [[anise]]. It is a white crystalline solid which is insoluble in water and soluble in alcohols, ether, and ethyl acetate.
4-Methoxybenzoic acid is known to have antiseptic properties. It is also used as an intermediate in the preparation of more complex organic compounds.
It is generally obtained by the [[oxidative cleavage|oxidation]] of [[anethole]].
==See also==
* [[Benzoic acid]]
* [[Anisaldehyde]]
==References==
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[[Category:Benzoic acids]]
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