RefMet Compound Details

RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0040767
RefMet nameVanillic acid
Systematic name4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoic acid
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Exact mass168.042260 (neutral)
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FormulaC8H8O4View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile37271 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=1S/C8H8O4/c1-12-7-4-5(8(10)11)2-3-6(7)9/h2-4,9H,1H3,(H,10,11)
InChIKeyWKOLLVMJNQIZCI-UHFFFAOYSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESCOc1cc(ccc1O)C(=O)O
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassBenzenoids
Main ClassBenzenes
Sub ClassHydroxybenzoic acids
Distribution of Vanillic acid in NMDR studies
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StudiesNMDR Studies reporting Vanillic acid
External Links
Pubchem CID8468
ChEBI ID30816
KEGG IDC06672
HMDB IDHMDB0000484
Chemspider ID8155
EPA CompToxDTXCID1033668
PhytoHub DBPHUB000316
NPAtlas DBNP011303
Spectral data for Vanillic acid standards
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Structural annotation level
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)
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