Product Name

  • Name

    3,4-DIMETHYLANISOLE

  • EINECS 225-142-2
  • CAS No. 4685-47-6
  • Article Data18
  • CAS DataBase
  • Density 0.974 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
  • Solubility
  • Melting Point
  • Formula C9H12O
  • Boiling Point 203.1 °C at 760 mmHg
  • Molecular Weight 136.194
  • Flash Point 75.6 °C
  • Transport Information 1993
  • Appearance clear colourless liquid
  • Safety 24/25
  • Risk Codes 36/37/38
  • Molecular Structure Molecular Structure of 4685-47-6 (3,4-DIMETHYLANISOLE)
  • Hazard Symbols IrritantXi
  • Synonyms Anisole,3,4-dimethyl- (6CI,7CI,8CI);1,2-Dimethyl-4-methoxybenzene;1-Methoxy-3,4-dimethylbenzene;2-Methyl-4-methoxytoluene;3,4-Dimethylanisole;3,4-Dimethylphenol methyl ether;4-Methoxy-1,2-dimethylbenzene;4-Methoxy-o-xylene;
  • PSA 9.23000
  • LogP 2.31200

Synthetic route

3,4-Dimethylphenol
95-65-8

3,4-Dimethylphenol

carbonic acid dimethyl ester
616-38-6

carbonic acid dimethyl ester

3,4-dimethylanisole
4685-47-6

3,4-dimethylanisole

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With dimanganese decacarbonyl at 180℃; for 1h; Reagent/catalyst;99%
3,4-Dimethylphenol
95-65-8

3,4-Dimethylphenol

dimethyl sulfate
77-78-1

dimethyl sulfate

3,4-dimethylanisole
4685-47-6

3,4-dimethylanisole

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With sodium hydroxide at 0 - 50℃; for 2h;96%
With aluminum oxide; potassium hydroxide for 10h; microwave irradiation;75%
With sodium hydroxide at 90℃;
4-bromo-o-xylene
583-71-1

4-bromo-o-xylene

sodium methylate
124-41-4

sodium methylate

3,4-dimethylanisole
4685-47-6

3,4-dimethylanisole

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With copper(I) bromide In methanol at 125 - 130℃; for 4h; Autoclave;96%
3,4-Dimethylphenol
95-65-8

3,4-Dimethylphenol

methyl iodide
74-88-4

methyl iodide

3,4-dimethylanisole
4685-47-6

3,4-dimethylanisole

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With potassium hydroxide In methanol; water81%
3,4-Dimethylphenol
95-65-8

3,4-Dimethylphenol

potassium methyl sulfate
562-54-9

potassium methyl sulfate

3,4-dimethylanisole
4685-47-6

3,4-dimethylanisole

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With sodium hydroxide
4-methoxysalicylaldehyde
52289-54-0

4-methoxysalicylaldehyde

3,4-dimethylanisole
4685-47-6

3,4-dimethylanisole

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With potassium hydroxide; hydrazine hydrate; diethylene glycol
2-methyl-4-methoxybenzyl chloride
84658-09-3

2-methyl-4-methoxybenzyl chloride

3,4-dimethylanisole
4685-47-6

3,4-dimethylanisole

Conditions
ConditionsYield
palladium on activated charcoal
4-chloro-1,2-dimethylbenzene
615-60-1

4-chloro-1,2-dimethylbenzene

potassium methanolate
865-33-8

potassium methanolate

3,4-dimethylanisole
4685-47-6

3,4-dimethylanisole

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With 18-crown-6 ether; iodine; chromium(0) hexacarbonyl 1.) diglyme, cyclohexane, reflux, 75 h, 2.) benzene, 60 deg C, 2.0 h, 3.) THF, R.T., 30 min; Yield given. Multistep reaction;
1-methoxy-3-methyl-benzene
100-84-5

1-methoxy-3-methyl-benzene

3,4-dimethylanisole
4685-47-6

3,4-dimethylanisole

Conditions
ConditionsYield
Multi-step reaction with 2 steps
1: POCl3
2: N2H4+H2O; KOH; diethylene glycol
View Scheme
Multi-step reaction with 2 steps
1: (chloromethylation)
2: Pd-C
View Scheme
3,4-dimethylanisole
4685-47-6

3,4-dimethylanisole

4-methoxysalicylaldehyde
52289-54-0

4-methoxysalicylaldehyde

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With dipotassium peroxodisulfate; copper(ll) sulfate pentahydrate In water; acetonitrile at 90℃; for 0.5h;100%
With dipotassium peroxodisulfate; copper(II) sulfate In water; acetonitrile for 0.5h; Heating;92%
With ammonium cerium(IV) nitrate In methanol at 27 - 28℃; for 0.0833333h;86%
3,4-dimethylanisole
4685-47-6

3,4-dimethylanisole

3-methyl-4-anisaldehyde
32723-67-4

3-methyl-4-anisaldehyde

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With dipotassium peroxodisulfate; copper(II) sulfate In water; acetonitrile for 0.5h; Heating / reflux;100%
3,4-dimethylanisole
4685-47-6

3,4-dimethylanisole

4-methoxy-2-methylbenzonitrile
21883-13-6

4-methoxy-2-methylbenzonitrile

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With tert.-butylnitrite; N-hydroxyphthalimide; palladium diacetate In acetonitrile at 80℃; for 24h; Concentration; Inert atmosphere; Sealed tube;99%
With sodium azide; copper(ll) sulfate pentahydrate; [bis(acetoxy)iodo]benzene In acetonitrile at -40 - 25℃; Inert atmosphere;76%
3,4-dimethylanisole
4685-47-6

3,4-dimethylanisole

2,6-Dibromo-1-methoxy-3,4-dimethylbenzene
129633-42-7

2,6-Dibromo-1-methoxy-3,4-dimethylbenzene

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With benzyltrimethylazanium tribroman-2-uide; zinc(II) chloride In acetic acid for 1h; Ambient temperature;95%
3,4-dimethylanisole
4685-47-6

3,4-dimethylanisole

A

3,4-Dimethylphenol
95-65-8

3,4-Dimethylphenol

B

3,4-dimethyl-cyclohex-2-enone
10463-42-0

3,4-dimethyl-cyclohex-2-enone

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With N,N,N,N,N,N-hexamethylphosphoric triamide; lithium In tetrahydrofuran; ethanol at -30℃; for 2h;A 3%
B 94%
3,4-dimethylanisole
4685-47-6

3,4-dimethylanisole

1,2-bis(bromomethyl)-4-methoxybenzene
36132-96-4

1,2-bis(bromomethyl)-4-methoxybenzene

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With N-Bromosuccinimide; 2,2'-azobis(isobutyronitrile) In tetrachloromethane for 4h; Heating;94%
With N-Bromosuccinimide; dibenzoyl peroxide In dimethyl sulfoxide68%
With N-Bromosuccinimide; Perbenzoic acid In tetrachloromethane for 15h; Heating;65%
3,4-dimethylanisole
4685-47-6

3,4-dimethylanisole

benzoyl chloride
98-88-4

benzoyl chloride

(4,5-dimethyl-2-methoxyphenyl)(phenyl)methanone
4072-15-5

(4,5-dimethyl-2-methoxyphenyl)(phenyl)methanone

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With lithium perchlorate; scandium tris(trifluoromethanesulfonate) In nitromethane at 20℃; for 72h;93%
3,4-dimethylanisole
4685-47-6

3,4-dimethylanisole

2-iodo-4,5-dimethyl-anisole
50772-82-2

2-iodo-4,5-dimethyl-anisole

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With N,N,N-trimethylbenzenemethanaminium dichloroiodate; zinc(II) chloride In acetic acid for 0.5h; Ambient temperature;92%
Multi-step reaction with 3 steps
1: acetic acid; concentrated aqueous HNO3
2: Raney nickel; ethanol
3: aqueous H2SO4; NaNO2 / Diazotization.Erwaermen der erhaltenen Diazoniumsalz-Loesung mit KI auf dem Dampfbad
View Scheme
With iron(III) chloride; N-iodo-succinimide; 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium trifluoromethanesulfonimide In toluene at 70℃; for 5h; Inert atmosphere; regioselective reaction;
3,4-dimethylanisole
4685-47-6

3,4-dimethylanisole

1-bromo-2-methoxy-4,5-dimethylbenzene
33500-88-8

1-bromo-2-methoxy-4,5-dimethylbenzene

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With bromine In dichloromethane at -70℃; Inert atmosphere;91%
With bromine In dichloromethane at -70℃; for 1h;91%
With tetra-N-butylammonium tribromide In methanol; dichloromethane at 20℃;75%
With N-Bromosuccinimide In acetonitrile at 35℃; for 20h; Inert atmosphere;45%
With carbon disulfide; bromine
3,4-dimethylanisole
4685-47-6

3,4-dimethylanisole

3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitroanisole
160754-06-3

3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitroanisole

Conditions
ConditionsYield
Stage #1: 3,4-dimethylanisole With nitric acid In 1,2-dichloro-ethane at 20 - 25℃; for 5h;
Stage #2: With sulfuric acid; nitric acid at 55 - 60℃; for 5h;
90%
3,4-dimethylanisole
4685-47-6

3,4-dimethylanisole

chromium(0) hexacarbonyl
199620-14-9, 13007-92-6

chromium(0) hexacarbonyl

(η6-3,4-dimethylanisole)tricarbonyl chromium
77490-94-9

(η6-3,4-dimethylanisole)tricarbonyl chromium

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With THF (catalyst) In tetrahydrofuran; dibutyl ether under N2, educts heated under reflux in n-Bu2O-THF for 21 h in the dark; cooled soln. filtered through Kieselguhr, evapd. in vac., solid dissolved in acetone, filtered, pptd. by addn. of light petroleum, recrystd. from acetone/light petroleum; elem. anal.;87%
In tetrahydrofuran at 150℃; for 48h; Inert atmosphere;87%
3,4-dimethylanisole
4685-47-6

3,4-dimethylanisole

1-methoxy-4,5-dimethylcyclohexa-1,4-diene
43087-42-9

1-methoxy-4,5-dimethylcyclohexa-1,4-diene

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With ethanol; ammonia; sodium In tetrahydrofuran for 3h;84%
Birch reduction;67%
With methanol; ammonia; sodium
(i) Li, liq. NH3, Et2O, (ii) EtOH; Multistep reaction;
3,4-dimethylanisole
4685-47-6

3,4-dimethylanisole

C12H20F2

C12H20F2

C21H29FO

C21H29FO

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With 1-oxothiolane; dimethyldiacetoxysilane; cesium adamantane-1-carboxylate; C44H34Cl4F12Ir2; oxygen; copper diacetate In para-xylene at 85℃; Sealed tube; diastereoselective reaction;80%
1-[(4-methoxyphenyl)sulfanyl]pyrrolidine-2,5-dione
80172-73-2

1-[(4-methoxyphenyl)sulfanyl]pyrrolidine-2,5-dione

3,4-dimethylanisole
4685-47-6

3,4-dimethylanisole

(2-methoxy-4,5-dimethylphenyl)(4′-methoxyphenyl)sulfane

(2-methoxy-4,5-dimethylphenyl)(4′-methoxyphenyl)sulfane

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With iron(III) chloride; 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium trifluoromethanesulfonimide In chloroform at 40℃; for 5h; regioselective reaction;76%
3,4-dimethylanisole
4685-47-6

3,4-dimethylanisole

triethyloxonium fluoroborate
368-39-8

triethyloxonium fluoroborate

chromium(0) hexacarbonyl
199620-14-9, 13007-92-6

chromium(0) hexacarbonyl

(CO)5CrC(OC2H5)C6H2(CH3)2OCH3

(CO)5CrC(OC2H5)C6H2(CH3)2OCH3

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With n-butyl lithium In diethyl ether aryllithium (10-20°C, n-BuLi, (C2H5)2O, 20 h at room temp.) was treated with Cr(CO)6 in (C2H5)2O, the temp. was raised to 20-25°C for 30 min, evapd., dissolved in min cold H2O, a soln. of (C2H5)3OBF4 inCH2Cl2 was added (Ar); extd. with petroleum ether, filtered through silica;69%
2-Methoxy-4-methylphenol
93-51-6

2-Methoxy-4-methylphenol

3,4-dimethylanisole
4685-47-6

3,4-dimethylanisole

2',3-dimethoxy-2-hydroxy-4',5,5'-trimethylbiphenyl

2',3-dimethoxy-2-hydroxy-4',5,5'-trimethylbiphenyl

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With 1,1,1,3',3',3'-hexafluoro-propanol at 50℃; Electrolysis;63%
cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid
636-82-8

cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid

3,4-dimethylanisole
4685-47-6

3,4-dimethylanisole

(4aR,9aS)-8-Methoxy-5,6-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,4a,9a-hexahydro-fluoren-9-one
118104-49-7

(4aR,9aS)-8-Methoxy-5,6-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,4a,9a-hexahydro-fluoren-9-one

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With PPA; Polyphosphoric acid (PPA) at 100℃; for 3h;60%
1,3-dimethoxy-2-hydroxy-benzene
91-10-1

1,3-dimethoxy-2-hydroxy-benzene

3,4-dimethylanisole
4685-47-6

3,4-dimethylanisole

2',3,5-trimethoxy-4',5'-dimethyl-[1,1'-biphenyl]-4-ol

2',3,5-trimethoxy-4',5'-dimethyl-[1,1'-biphenyl]-4-ol

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With dipotassium peroxodisulfate; tetra(n-butyl)ammonium hydrogensulfate; trifluoroacetic acid at 20℃; for 2h; Schlenk technique; regioselective reaction;60%
1,2,4,5-Tetrafluorobenzene
327-54-8

1,2,4,5-Tetrafluorobenzene

3,4-dimethylanisole
4685-47-6

3,4-dimethylanisole

2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-2'-methoxy-4',5'-dimethyl-1,1'-biphenyl

2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-2'-methoxy-4',5'-dimethyl-1,1'-biphenyl

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With (triphenylphosphine)gold(I) chloride; 1-pivaloyloxy-1,2-benziodoxol-3(1H)-one; silver pivalate; dimethyl sulfoxide In 1,4-dioxane at 120℃; for 16h; Inert atmosphere; regioselective reaction;59%
carbon dioxide
124-38-9

carbon dioxide

3,4-dimethylanisole
4685-47-6

3,4-dimethylanisole

4-methoxy-2-methylphenylacetic acid
942-97-2

4-methoxy-2-methylphenylacetic acid

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With bis(2-pyridyl)methane; xanth-9-one; nickel(II) chloride hexahydrate; potassium tert-butylate In benzene at 20℃; under 760.051 Torr; for 4h; Irradiation; Schlenk technique;58%
3,4-dimethylanisole
4685-47-6

3,4-dimethylanisole

4,5-dimethyl-2-nitro-anisole
18087-11-1

4,5-dimethyl-2-nitro-anisole

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With trifluoroacetic acid; sodium nitrite In water55%
With nitric acid; acetic acid
With nitric acid; acetic anhydride
methanol
67-56-1

methanol

3,4-dimethylanisole
4685-47-6

3,4-dimethylanisole

methyl 4-methoxy-2-methylbenzoate
35598-05-1

methyl 4-methoxy-2-methylbenzoate

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With tetradecyl(tributyl)phosphonium methanesulfonate at 20℃; for 18h; Inert atmosphere; Electrolysis; Sealed tube; Green chemistry;53%
cyclopent-1-enecarboxylic acid
1560-11-8

cyclopent-1-enecarboxylic acid

3,4-dimethylanisole
4685-47-6

3,4-dimethylanisole

(3aR,8aS)-7-Methoxy-4,5-dimethyl-2,3,3a,8a-tetrahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]inden-8-one
124703-10-2

(3aR,8aS)-7-Methoxy-4,5-dimethyl-2,3,3a,8a-tetrahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]inden-8-one

Conditions
ConditionsYield
With PPA; Polyphosphoric acid (PPA) at 100℃; for 3h;50%

Benzene, 4-methoxy-1,2-dimethyl- Specification

This chemical is called Benzene, 4-methoxy-1,2-dimethyl-, and its systematic name is 4-methoxy-1,2-dimethyl-benzene. With the molecular formula of C9H12O, its molecular weight is 136.19. The CAS registry number of this chemical is 4685-47-6. Additionally, its product categories are Aromatic Ethers; Anisoles, Alkyloxy Compounds & Phenylacetates; Ethers; Organic Building Blocks; Oxygen Compounds. 

Other characteristics of the Benzene, 4-methoxy-1,2-dimethyl- can be summarised as followings: (1)ACD/LogP: 3.05; (2)# of Rule of 5 Violations: 0; (3)ACD/LogD (pH 5.5): 3.05; (4)ACD/LogD (pH 7.4): 3.05; (5)#H bond acceptors: 1; (6)#H bond donors: 0; (7)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 1; (8)Index of Refraction: 1.495; (9)Molar Refractivity: 42.58 cm3; (10)Molar Volume: 145.9 cm3; (11)Polarizability: 16.88×10-24cm3; (12)Surface Tension: 29.1 dyne/cm; (13)Density: 0.932 g/cm3; (14)Flash Point: 75.6 °C; (15)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 42.14 kJ/mol; (16)Boiling Point: 203.1 °C at 760 mmHg; (17)Vapour Pressure: 0.402 mmHg at 25°C.  

Uses of this chemical: The 2,6-Dibromo-1-methoxy-3,4-dimethylbenzene could be obtained by the reactant of Benzene, 4-methoxy-1,2-dimethyl-. This reaction needs the reagent of benzyltrimethylammonium tribromide (BTMA*Br3), ZnCl2, and the solvent of acetic acid. The yield is 95 %. This reaction should be taken for 1 hours at the ambient temperature.

When you are using this chemical, please be cautious about it as the following: This chemical is irritating to eyes, respiratory system and skin. You should wear suitable protective clothing if you use it. In case of contacting with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty of water and seek medical advice.

You can still convert the following datas into molecular structure: 
1.SMILES: Cc1ccc(OC)cc1C
2.InChI: InChI=1/C9H12O/c1-7-4-5-9(10-3)6-8(7)2/h4-6H,1-3H3
3.InChIKey: LVUBSVWMOWKPDJ-UHFFFAOYAQ

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