o-Toluic acid is used for producing of fluorescent whitening agent ER33%, bensulfuronmethyl,o-tolunitrile,o-cyano-benzaldehyde and 3,5-dinitro-o-toluylamide etc.
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Applications
o-Toluic acid is used for producing of fluorescent whitening agent ER33%, bensulfuronmethyl,o-tolunitrile,o-cyano-benzaldehyde and 3,5-dinitro-o-toluylamide etc.
Solubility
Soluble in alcohol and chloroform. Slightly soluble in water.
Notes
Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, strong bases.
RUO – Research Use Only
Willie L. Hinzea & Daniel W. Armstrong. Thin Layer Chromatographic Separation of Ortho, Meta, and Para Substituted Benzoic Acids and Phenols with Aqueous Solutions of α-Cyclodextrin. Analytical Letters.1980, 13 1093-1104.
Chuji Katayama; Akio Furusaki; Isamu Nitta. The Crystal Structure of o-Toluic Acid. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan.1967, 40 1293.