CHEBI:55501 - 4-methoxyphenylacetic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:55501
ChEBI Name4-methoxyphenylacetic acid
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DefinitionA monocarboxylic acid that is phenylacetic acid carrying a 4-methoxy substituent. It is used as an intermediate for pharmaceuticals and other organic synthesis. It has been found to inhibit the germination of cress and lettuce seeds.
Last Modified17 February 2016
Submitterzjosephs
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FormulaC9H10O3
Net Charge0
Average Mass166.176
Monoisotopic Mass166.06299
SMILESCOc1ccc(CC(=O)O)cc1
InChIInChI=1S/C9H10O3/c1-12-8-4-2-7(3-5-8)6-9(10)11/h2-5H,6H2,1H3,(H,10,11)
InChIKeyNRPFNQUDKRYCNX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Homo sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606)
urine (BTO:0001419) PubMed (19812218)
blood (UBERON:0000178) PubMed (19812218)
saliva (UBERON:0001836) PubMed (21190195)
Berberis koreana (ncbitaxon:211974) - PubMed (21420296) extracted from the trunk
Aspergillus niger (ncbitaxon:5061) - Article (Phytochemistry, 1988, 27(10), 3169-3173) Strain: var. Tieghem.
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
Biological Roles:
Aspergillus metabolite  Any fungal metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in the mould, Aspergillus .
plant metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
4-methoxyphenylacetic acid (CHEBI:55501) has role Aspergillus metabolite (CHEBI:76956)
4-methoxyphenylacetic acid (CHEBI:55501) has role plant growth retardant (CHEBI:35219)
4-methoxyphenylacetic acid (CHEBI:55501) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
4-methoxyphenylacetic acid (CHEBI:55501) is a monocarboxylic acid (CHEBI:25384)
4-methoxyphenylacetic acid (CHEBI:55501) is a monomethoxybenzene (CHEBI:25235)
IUPAC Name 
(4-methoxyphenyl)acetic acid
Synonyms  Source
2-(p-Anisyl)acetic acidChemIDplus
4-Methoxybenzeneacetic acidChemIDplus
Homoanisic acidChemIDplus
p-Methoxyphenylacetic acidChemIDplus
(4-Methoxyphenyl)acetic acidNIST Chemistry WebBook
p-methoxy-α-toluic acidNIST Chemistry WebBook
Manual XrefsDatabases
HMDB0002072HMDB
Registry NumbersSources
Gmelin:2758047Gmelin
Reaxys:1101737Reaxys
CAS:104-01-8ChemIDplus
CAS:104-01-8NIST Chemistry WebBook
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