Anisic acid or methoxybenzoic acid is an
organic compound
In chemistry, organic compounds are generally any chemical compounds that contain carbon-hydrogen or carbon-carbon bonds. Due to carbon's ability to catenate (form chains with other carbon atoms), millions of organic compounds are known. The ...
which is a
carboxylic acid
In organic chemistry, a carboxylic acid is an organic acid that contains a carboxyl group () attached to an R-group. The general formula of a carboxylic acid is or , with R referring to the alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, or other group. Carboxylic ...
. It exists in three forms, depending on
arene substitution patterns:
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''p''-Anisic acid (4-methoxybenzoic acid)
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''m''-Anisic acid (3-methoxybenzoic acid)
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''o''-Anisic acid (2-methoxybenzoic acid)
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Methoxy compounds