Methoxyacetic acid is a sharp, pungent carboxylic acid with a sour, vinegar-like character overlaid with a faintly ethereal, glycolic note from the methoxy group. Not a perfumery raw material in the conventional sense — it reads as harsh, acrid and chemical rather than fragrant, and would typically appear only as a synthesis intermediate or trace impurity.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 793.
Colorless, slightly viscous, hygroscopic liquid.
Soluble in water, alcohol and oils.
Peculiar fatty vinegar-like odor, in dilution fairly pleasant.
Has been suggested for use in flavor compositions, or as a food additive along with or replacing other acidifiers.
Produced from Monochloroacetic acid with Sodium methylate.