Chemical Properties
white to light yellow crystal powder
Uses
2,3-Dimethylbenzoic Acid is used as a reagent in the synthesis of pyridyl benzamides as inhibitors for the kinetoplastid Trypanosoma brucei. 2,3-Dimethylbenzoic Acid is also used as a reagent in the synthesis of 2,3-Dihydro-1H-isoindole-4-carboxylic Acid (D450070) which is a reagent used in the synthesis of aminoalkylbenzoic acid derivatives for the treatment of faintness attacks, hypokinesia, cranial disorders, neurodegenerative disorders, depression, anxiety, neuropathic pain, neuropathological disorders and sleep disorders.
Definition
ChEBI: A dimethylbenzoic acid in which the two methyl groups are located at positions 2 and 3.
General Description
2,3-Dimethylbenzoic acid shows high binding affinity with antenna-specific odorant-binding protein of the alfalfa plant bug,
Adelphocoris lineolatus.
Purification Methods
Crystallise the acid from EtOH. It is volatile in steam. The amide has m 156o (from H2O). [Beilstein 9 H 531, 9 III 2434, 9 IV 1797.]
