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3-Fluoro-2-methylbenzoic acid

CAS Number 699-90-1

Chemistry Building Blocks, Fluorinated Building Blocks, Materials, Monomers


Product Code B2661-5g
Price £90 ex. VAT

A fluorinated benzoic acid building block

Used as a synthesis intermediate for APIs and liquid crystals


Specifications | MSDS | Literature and Reviews


3-Fluoro-2-methylbenzoic acid (CAS number 699-90-1) is derived from methylbenzoic acid, also known as ortho-toluic acid. Acetoxy-methylbenzoic anhydride is synthesised from 3-fluoro-2-methylbenzoic acid, demonstrating antibiotic activity with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 500–1000 μg/mL. Diarylmethanes, which are novel building blocks for sodium-glucose transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors can be obtained from 3-fluoro-2-methylbenzoic acid through Friedel-Crafts acylation, followed by a reduction reaction.

The positioning of the carboxylic acid and fluoride at the meta-position renders 3-fluoro-2-methylbenzoic acid a structural scaffold for bent-core liquid crystals.

Multiple functional groups

Multiple functional groups

For facile synthesis

Fluorinated building block

Fluorinated benzoic acid building block

For drug discovery, liquid crystals and biochemistry research

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High purity

>98% High purity

General Information


CAS Number 699-90-1
Chemical Formula C8H7FO2
Full Name 3-Fluoro-2-methylbenzoic acid
Molecular Weight 154.14 g/mol
Synonyms 3-Fluoro-o-toluic acid
Classification / Family Fluorinated building blocks, Benzoic acid derivatives, APIs, Liquid crystals

Chemical Structure


3-Fluoro-2-methylbenzoic acid chemical structure, CAS 699-90-1.
3-Fluoro-2-methylbenzoic acid chemical structure, CAS 699-90-1

Product Details


Purity 98%
Melting Point Tm = 158 °C – 160 °C
Appearance White powder

MSDS Documentation


3-Fluoro-2-methylbenzoic acid3-Fluoro-2-methylbenzoic acid MSDS Sheet

Literature and Reviews


  1. Regioselective nitration of 3-fluoro-2-substituted benzoic acids, K. Hurth et al., Tetrahedron Lett., 56(22), 2860–2862(2015); DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2015.04.057.
  2. Synthesis, spectroscopic characterization, single-crystal structure, Hirshfeld surface analysis, and antimicrobial studies of 3-acetoxy-2-methylbenzoic anhydride, Ş. Çakmak et al., ACS Omega, 7, 17192–17201(2022); DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c00879.
  3. New synthesis of diarylmethanes, key building block for SGLT2 inhibitors, M. Seki et al., ACS Omega, 8, 17288–17295(2023); DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c01972.
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