Identification | Back Directory | [Name]
6-METHOXY-2-BENZOXAZOLINONE | [CAS]
532-91-2 | [Synonyms]
mboa Coixol 6-Mboa 6-Methoxybenzoxazolinone 6-Methoxy-2-benzoxazoline 6-Methoxy benzoxazol-2-one 6-methoxy-2-benzoxazolinon 6-METHOXY-2-BENZOXAZOLININE 6-METHOXY-2-BENZOXAZOLINONE 6-methoxy-2(3h)-benzoxazolon 6-methoxy-2(3h)-benzoxazolone 6-Methoxy-3H-benzoxazol-2-one 2-Benzoxazolinone, 6-methoxy- 6-Methoxybenzoxazol-2(3H)-one 2(3H)-Benzoxazolone, 6-methoxy- 6-Methoxy-2-benzoxazolinone,98+% 6-methoxy-3H-1,3-benzoxazol-2-one 6-METHOXYBENZO[D]OXAZOL-2(3H)-ONE 6-Methoxy-1,3-benzoxazol-2(3H)-one 6-Methoxy-2(3H)-benzoxazolone, 98+% Coixol (6-Methoxy-2-benzoxazolinone 6-Methoxy-2,3-dihydrobenzoxazole-2-one JRH-04701, 6-Methoxybenzo[d]oxazol-2(3H)-one, 97% | [Molecular Formula]
C8H7NO3 | [MDL Number]
MFCD00051726 | [MOL File]
532-91-2.mol | [Molecular Weight]
165.15 |
Chemical Properties | Back Directory | [Melting point ]
151-156 °C(lit.)
| [Boiling point ]
292.97°C (rough estimate) | [density ]
1.3450 (rough estimate) | [refractive index ]
1.5468 (estimate) | [storage temp. ]
2-8°C
| [solubility ]
Acetone, Dichloromethane, Methanol, Tetrahydrofuran | [form ]
Solid | [pka]
8.73±0.70(Predicted) | [color ]
light tan
| [BRN ]
141041 |
Hazard Information | Back Directory | [Uses]
6-Methoxybenzoxazolinone is an intermdiate in the synthesis of DIMBOA-4-O-β-D-glucuronide which is a metabolite of DIMBOA which acts as an antifungal and antialgal agent in crops. The benzoxazinone group within the structure allows for these effects. | [Definition]
ChEBI: Coixol is a benzoxazole. | [Synthesis Reference(s)]
Synthetic Communications, 23, p. 343, 1993 DOI: 10.1080/00397919308009786 | [General Description]
6-Methoxy-2-benzoxazolinone (MBOA) is obtained by reacting 2-amino-5-methoxyphenol hydrochloride with urea. MOBA is a naturally occurring auxin-inhibiting substance present in maize shoots. | [storage]
Store at 4°C |
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