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  <version>1.0</version>
  <creation_date>2010-04-08 22:07:29 UTC</creation_date>
  <update_date>2025-11-18 23:04:17 UTC</update_date>
  <accession>FDB007192</accession>
  <name>3-Methoxybenzaldehyde</name>
  <description>Anisaldehyde, or anisic aldehyde, is an organic compound that consists of a benzene ring substituted with an aldehyde and a methoxy group. It is a clear colorless liquid with a strong aroma. It comes in 3 varieties, ortho, meta, and para in which the two functional groups (methoxy and aldehyde) are alpha, beta, and gamma, respectively to each other. The unmodified term anisaldehyde generally refers to the para isomer. Anisaldehyde is found in anise, from which it gets its name. It is similar in structure to vanillin.</description>
  <synonyms>
    <synonym>3-Anisaldehyde</synonym>
    <synonym>3-Methoxy-benzaldehyde</synonym>
    <synonym>Benzaldehyde, 3-methoxy-</synonym>
    <synonym>m-Anisaldehyde</synonym>
    <synonym>m-Anisaldehyde, 8CI</synonym>
    <synonym>m-Anisic aldehyde</synonym>
    <synonym>m-Methoxybenzaldehyde</synonym>
    <synonym>Metamethoxybenzaldehyde</synonym>
  </synonyms>
  <chemical_formula>C8H8O2</chemical_formula>
  <average_molecular_weight>136.1479</average_molecular_weight>
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  <iupac_name>3-methoxybenzaldehyde</iupac_name>
  <traditional_iupac>benzaldehyde, 3-methoxy-</traditional_iupac>
  <cas_registry_number>591-31-1</cas_registry_number>
  <smiles>COC1=CC(C=O)=CC=C1</smiles>
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  <taxonomy>
    <description> belongs to the class of organic compounds known as benzoyl derivatives. These are organic compounds containing an acyl moiety of benzoic acid with the formula (C6H5CO-).</description>
    <direct_parent>Benzoyl derivatives</direct_parent>
    <kingdom>Organic compounds</kingdom>
    <super_class>Benzenoids</super_class>
    <class>Benzene and substituted derivatives</class>
    <sub_class>Benzoyl derivatives</sub_class>
    <molecular_framework>Aromatic homomonocyclic compounds</molecular_framework>
    <alternative_parents>
      <alternative_parent>Alkyl aryl ethers</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Anisoles</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Benzaldehydes</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Hydrocarbon derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Methoxybenzenes</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organic oxides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Phenoxy compounds</alternative_parent>
    </alternative_parents>
    <substituents>
      <substituent>Aldehyde</substituent>
      <substituent>Alkyl aryl ether</substituent>
      <substituent>Anisole</substituent>
      <substituent>Aromatic homomonocyclic compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Aryl-aldehyde</substituent>
      <substituent>Benzaldehyde</substituent>
      <substituent>Benzoyl</substituent>
      <substituent>Ether</substituent>
      <substituent>Hydrocarbon derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Methoxybenzene</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxide</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organooxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Phenol ether</substituent>
      <substituent>Phenoxy compound</substituent>
    </substituents>
    <external_descriptors>
      <external_descriptor>a small molecule</external_descriptor>
    </external_descriptors>
  </taxonomy>
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    <value>3-methoxybenzaldehyde</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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      <name>Cloves</name>
      <food_type>Type 1</food_type>
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      <name_scientific>Syzygium aromaticum</name_scientific>
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      <name>anisic</name>
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