Chemical Properties
white to pale cream crystalline powder
Uses
Benzoic acid derivative used in the preparation of antiinflammatory and antirheumatic agents. A potential geothermal tracer.
Uses
2,6-Dimethylbenzoic acid is a benzoic acid derivative used in the preparation of antiinflammatory and antirheumatic agents. And it is also a potential geothermal tracer.
Definition
ChEBI: A dimethylbenzoic acid in which the two methyl groups are located at positions 2 and 6.
General Description
Crystal structure of 2,6-dimethylbenzoic acid was studied by three-dimensional X-ray methods.
Purification Methods
Steam distil the acid, and crystallise it from EtOH or H2O (m 116.3-116.7o). The N-dimethylamide has m 62-63o (from Et2O). [Beilstein 9 H 531, 9 IV 1798.]
