Methyl 3-fluoro-4-(hydroxymethyl)benzoate

• CAT Number: L038999
• CAS Number: 937636-18-5
• Molecular Formula: C9H9FO3
• Molecular Weight: 184.16
• Purity: ≥95%
• IUPAC Name: methyl 3-fluoro-4-(hydroxymethyl)benzoate
• InChI: InChI=1S/C9H9FO3/c1-13-9(12)6-2-3-7(5-11)8(10)4-6/h2-4,11H,5H2,1H3
• InChIKey: KEMYSTHNPDGPNS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Methyl 3-fluoro-4-(hydroxymethyl)benzoate(CAT: L038999) is an aromatic ester with a fluoro substituent at the 3-position and a hydroxymethyl group at the 4-position on the benzoate ring. This compound is commonly used as an intermediate in organic and pharmaceutical synthesis. The ester functional group allows for further transformations, such as hydrolysis or transesterification, while the fluoro and hydroxymethyl groups can enhance reactivity and binding affinity when incorporated into bioactive compounds. This molecule is valuable in medicinal chemistry as a building block for synthesizing drugs and other compounds, particularly in creating structures with improved metabolic stability, lipophilicity, and target specificity.