3-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzoic acid

• Formula: C₈H₈O₄
• Molecular weight: 168.1467
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C8H8O4/c1-12-7-3-2-5(8(10)11)4-6(7)9/h2-4,9H,1H3,(H,10,11) Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: LBKFGYZQBSGRHY-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 645-08-9
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• Other names: Isovanillic acid; Benzoic acid, 3-hydroxy-4-methoxy-; p-Anisic acid, 3-hydroxy-; Acide isovanillique; 3-Hydroxyanisic acid; 3-hydroxy-p-anisic acid
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