5359-41-1

Basic information

• Product Name: methyl bis(4-methoxyphenyl)acetate
• Synonyms: Benzeneacetic acid, 4-methoxy-alpha-(4-methoxyphenyl)-, methyl ester; Methyl 4-methoxy-alpha-(4-methoxyphenyl)benzeneacetate; Methyl bis(4-methoxyphenyl)acetate
• CAS NO: 5359-41-1
• Molecular Formula: C₁₇H₁₈O₄
• Molecular Weight: 286.3224
• Mol File: 5359-41-1.mol
• Article Data: 3

Chemical Properties

• Boiling Point: 407.4°C at 760 mmHg
• Flash Point: 179°C
• Density: 1.126g/cm³
• Vapor Pressure: 7.55E-07mmHg at 25°C
• Refractive Index: 1.542
• CAS DataBase Reference: methyl bis(4-methoxyphenyl)acetate(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: methyl bis(4-methoxyphenyl)acetate(5359-41-1)
• EPA Substance Registry System: methyl bis(4-methoxyphenyl)acetate(5359-41-1)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 5359-41-1(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 13157-96-5 methyl 2-chloro-2-methoxyacetate 
• 100-66-3 methoxybenzene 
• 67-56-1 methanol 
• 72-43-5 Methoxychlor 
• 40480-72-6 dimethoxycarbene 
• 958-80-5 bis(4-methoxyphenyl)thione 
• 40232-93-7 2,2-bis (4-hydroxyphenyl)acetic acid 
• 77-78-1 dimethyl sulfate 
• 4541-73-5 2,2-bis-(4-methoxyphenyl)acetic acid 
• 6275-26-9 2,2-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)acetonitrile 

Downstream Products

• 855742-83-5 3-(4,4'-dimethoxy-benzhydryl)-pentan-3-ol 
• 56-53-1 diethylstilbestrol 
• 130-79-0 Diethylstilbestrol dimethyl ether 
• 94759-73-6 2-ethyl-1,1-bis-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-but-1-ene 

Relevant articles and documents

Aerobic Electrochemical Transformations of DDT to Oxygen-Incorporated Products Catalyzed by a B12 Derivative

Electrochemical transformations of DDT into oxygen-incorporated products, amides and esters, catalyzed by a B12 derivative, heptamethyl cobyrinate perchlorate, have been developed under aerobic conditions. The dechlorinative oxygenation of DDT forms the acyl chloride as an intermediate for the synthesis of the amide and ester in the reaction with the amine and alcohol, respectively. This electrochemical method demonstrated with 20 oxygen-incorporated dechlorinated products up to 88% yields with 15 new compounds and was also successfully applied to the conversion of methoxychlor to an amide and ester.

Bis-trimethylsilylacetamide: A reagent for the control of Friedel-Crafts alkylation reactions using methyl chloromethoxyacetate

The Friedel-Crafts alkylation reactions of electron rich aromatic compounds using methyl α-chloro-α-methoxyacetate and Lewis acids leads predominantly to the formation of diarylacetic acid derivatives in which the second stage of the sequence is favoured by the presence of hydrogen chloride generated in the first step; effective control can be achieved in a number of cases by the addition of bis-trimethylsilylacetamide.