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	Record Information | 
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| Update Date | 
		1/22/2018 11:54:54 AM | 
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		Metabolite ID | PAMDB120430 | 
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		Identification | 
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| Name: | 
		vanillin | 
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| Description: | A member of the class of benzaldehydes carrying methoxy and hydroxy substituents at positions 3 and 4 respectively. | 
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	Structure | 
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| Synonyms: | - 3-methoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde
 - 4-formyl-2-methoxyphenol
 - 4-hydroxy 3-methoxybenzaldehyde
 - 4-Hydroxy-3-methoxy-benzaldehyde
 - 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde
 - 4-Hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde
 - 4-hydroxy-m-anisaldehyde
 - methylprotocatechuic aldehyde
 - p-hydroxy-m-methoxybenzaldehyde
 - p-vanillin
 - vaniline
 - vanillaldehyde
 - Vanillaldehyde
 - vanillic aldehyde
 - Vanillin
 
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	Chemical Formula: | 
	C8H8O3 | 
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| Average Molecular Weight: | 
		152.149 | 
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| Monoisotopic Molecular 
		Weight: | 
		152.04735 | 
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| InChI Key: | 
		MWOOGOJBHIARFG-UHFFFAOYSA-N | 
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| InChI: | InChI=1S/C8H8O3/c1-11-8-4-6(5-9)2-3-7(8)10/h2-5,10H,1H3 | 
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| CAS 
	number: | 
	121-33-5 | 
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| IUPAC Name: | 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde | 
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	Traditional IUPAC Name: | 
	vanillin | 
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| SMILES: | COC1(C(=CC=C(C=O)C=1)O) | 
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	Chemical Taxonomy | 
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		Taxonomy Description | This compound belongs to the class of chemical entities known as methoxyphenols. These are compounds containing a methoxy group attached to the benzene ring of a phenol moiety. | 
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		Kingdom | 
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| Super Class | Organic compounds  | 
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	Class | 
	Benzenoids  | 
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| Sub Class | Phenols  | 
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	Direct Parent | 
	Methoxyphenols  | 
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| Alternative Parents | 
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| Substituents | 
		- Methoxyphenol
 - Hydroxybenzaldehyde
 - Anisole
 - Benzaldehyde
 - Benzoyl
 - Phenoxy compound
 - Phenol ether
 - Methoxybenzene
 - Alkyl aryl ether
 - Aryl-aldehyde
 - 1-hydroxy-2-unsubstituted benzenoid
 - Monocyclic benzene moiety
 - Ether
 - Organooxygen compound
 - Aldehyde
 - Hydrocarbon derivative
 - Organic oxide
 - Organic oxygen compound
 - Aromatic homomonocyclic compound
 
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| Molecular Framework | 
		Aromatic homomonocyclic compounds | 
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		Physical Properties | 
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| State: | 
		Solid | 
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| Charge: | 0 | 
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	Melting point: | 
	81.5 °C | 
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| Experimental Properties: | 
		| Property | Value | Reference | 
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 | Melting Point | 81.5 °C | Not Available |  | Boiling Point | Not Available | Not Available |  | Water Solubility | 11 mg/mL at 25 °C | Not Available |  | LogP | 1.21 | HANSCH,C ET AL. (1995) |  
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| Predicted Properties | 
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		Biological Properties | 
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| Cellular Locations: | 
		Not Available | 
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| Reactions: |  | 
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	Pathways: | 
	- vanillin and vanillate degradation IIPWY-7098 
 - vanillin and vanillate degradation IPWY-7097 
 
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		Spectra | 
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		References | 
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| References: | 
		Not Available | 
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| Synthesis Reference: | 
		Not Available | 
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| Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) | 
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