a drug, Methoxyisoflavone, that is claimed to increase muscle size and is taken asa supplement by some athletes
methoxy in American English
(məˈθɑksi)
adjective
Chemistry
containing the methoxy group
Also: methoxyl (məˈθɑksɪl)
Word origin
[1895–1900; meth- + oxy-2]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: apothecaries' measure, cutback, flamenco, hit-and-run, neonoxy- is a combining form representing oxygen in compound words, sometimes as an equivalent of hydroxy-. Other words that use the affix oxy- include: oxyacetylene, oxychloride, oxymorphone, oxytetracycline, phenoxybenzamine
Examples of 'methoxy' in a sentence
methoxy
The heterocyclic rings are substituted with methyl, ethyl and methoxy groups.
Petra Ménová, Václav Eigner, Radek Cibulka, Jan Čejka, Hana Dvořáková 2009, '5-Ethyl-4a-methoxy-1,3-dimethyl-4a,5-dihydrobenzo[g]pteridine-2,4(1H,3H)dione', Acta Crystallographica Section Ehttp://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536809020856. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The inversion renders the two methoxy groups equivalent.
Yang Song, Sean Parkin, Hans-Joachim Lehmler 2010, '1-Bromo-4-chloro-2,5-dimethoxybenzene', Acta Crystallographica Section Ehttp://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536810000504. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
These fragmentation pathways are universal for morphinan alkaloids having methoxy substituted cyclohexenone or cyclohexadienone moieties.
Jinjun Shan, Xia Zhao, Cunsi Shen, Jianjian Ji, Jianya Xu, Shouchuan Wang, Tong Xie,Wenjun Tong 2018, 'Liquid Chromatography Coupled with Linear Ion Trap Hybrid OrbitrapMass Spectrometryfor Determination of Alkaloids in Sinomeniumacutum', Moleculeshttp://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/23/7/1634. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The methoxy phenyl ring at position 6 has an axial orientation.
P. Gayathri, P. Sakthivel, S. Ponnuswamy, A. Thiruvalluvar, R. J. Butcher 2009, '1-Formyl-r-2,c-6-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-t-3-methylpiperidin-4-one', Acta Crystallographica Section Ehttp://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536809042457. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Only three different glucosinolates were found: glucoraphanin; gluconasturtiin and4-methoxy-glucobrassicin.
Maria J. Saavedra, Eduardo A. S. Rosa, Rosa Carvalho, Esperança Marques, Alfredo Aires 2013, 'Evaluation of Biological Value and Appraisal of Polyphenols and Glucosinolates fromOrganic Baby-Leaf Salads as Antioxidants and Antimicrobials against Important HumanPathogenic Bacteria', Moleculeshttp://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/18/4/4651. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Both methoxy substituents are almost orthogonal to the benzene ring plane.
Shailesh K. Goswami, Lyall R. Hanton, C. John McAdam, Stephen C. Moratti, Jim Simpson 2017, 'Methyl 3-(2,5-dimethoxy-3,4,6-trimethylphenyl)propanoate', IUCrDatahttp://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S2414314617005004. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The methoxy groups adopt an anti conformation.
Barbara Rietzler, Gerhard Laus, Volker Kahlenberg, Herwig Schottenberger 2015, 'Crystal structure of bis(1,3-dimethoxyimidazolin-2-ylidene)silver(I) hexafluoridophosphate,N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complex', Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communicationshttp://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S2056989015023130. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Unsubstituted, methyl and methoxy benzyl alcohols yielded linear oligomers.
Manuel Salmón, Eréndira García-Ríos, José Antonio Morales-Serna, Yolanda Marina Vargas-Rodriguez,Carlos Abel Maya-Vega, Inés Nicolás-Vázquez, Omar Valencia-Vázquez, René Miranda 2013, 'Synthesis of Cycloveratrylene Macrocycles and Benzyl Oligomers Catalysed by Bentoniteunder Microwave/Infrared and Solvent-Free Conditions', Moleculeshttp://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/18/10/12820. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
These xanthones are different in the number of hydroxyl and methoxy groups.
Yoshinori Nozawa, Yoshihito Nakagawa, Yukihiro Akao 2008, 'Anti-Cancer Effects of Xanthones from Pericarps of Mangosteen', International Journal of Molecular Scienceshttp://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/9/3/355/. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Compound 4 was coupled with p-methoxy- or p-nitroaceto-phenone to yield compounds 8 and 9.
Abd El-Galil E Amr, Mohamed A Al-Omar, Rashad A. Al-Salahi 2010, 'Synthesis of Chiral Macrocyclic or Linear Pyridine Carboxamides from Pyridine-2,6-dicarbonylDichloride as Antimicrobial Agents', Moleculeshttp://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/15/9/6588/. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)