4-Hydroxyisophthalic acid

It is also used as a building block for materials science, such as in the synthesis of certain polymers, and as an intermediate for X-ray and bronchodilator agents. 4-Hydroxyisophthalic acid (4-HIPA) serves as a pharmaceutical secondary standard in quality control, an impurity in the manufacturing of acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin), and has potential applications as a novel antioxidant with cytoprotective effects.

API Name Picotamide
CAS No 636-46-4
Molecular Formula C8H6O5
Molecular Weight 182.13 g/mol
Synonyms 4-hydroxybenzene-1,3-dicarboxylic acid