2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde

2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde is a chemical compound and an isomer of vanillin. Urolithin M7, one of the urolithins, has also been synthesized from 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde using the inverse electron-demand Diels–Alder reaction.[1]

2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde

Names
IUPAC name 2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde
Other names 4-Methoxysalicylaldehyde
Identifiers
CAS Number	673-22-3^Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	62803
ECHA InfoCard	100.010.550
PubChem CID	69600
UNII	2N395P88LW^Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID1060970
InChI InChI=1S/C8H8O3/c1-11-7-3-2-6(5-9)8(10)4-7/h2-5,10H,1H3 Key: WZUODJNEIXSNEU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES COC1=CC(=C(C=C1)C=O)O
Properties
Chemical formula	C8H8O3
Molar mass	152.149 g·mol^−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

See also

• Vanillin
• 2-Hydroxy-5-methoxybenzaldehyde
• Isovanillin
• ortho-Vanillin

References

1. Bodwell, Graham; Pottie, Ian; Nandaluru, Penchal (2011). "An Inverse Electron-Demand Diels-Alder-Based Total Synthesis of Urolithin M7". Synlett. 2011 (15): 2245. doi:10.1055/s-0030-1261203.