Isophthalic acid

C8H6O4CAS 121-91-5166.13 g/mol

OHOOOH
Carboxylic acid

Properties

Molecular formula
C8H6O4
Molar mass
166.13 g/mol
Exact mass
166.0266 Da
Density
1.507 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Melting point
347 °C
Boiling point
100 °C
pKa
3.7, 4.6 (25 °C)
Water solubility
5.4 g/L (14 °C)
logP
1.08Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
74.6 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
2 / 2
Rotatable bonds
2

Hazards

Not classified as hazardous under GHS by 675 ECHA notifiers. Aggregated from 675 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Identifiers

CAS number
121-91-5
SMILES
O=C(O)c1cccc(C(=O)O)c1
InChIKey
QQVIHTHCMHWDBS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C8H6O4/c9-7(10)5-2-1-3-6(4-5)8(11)12/h1-4H,(H,9,10)(H,11,12)

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Names and synonyms

8 names
  • 1,3-Benzenedicarboxylic acid
  • m-Benzenedicarboxylic acid
  • m-Phthalic acid
  • m-Dicarboxybenzene
  • m-Carboxybenzoic acid
  • Isoterephthalic acid
  • 3-Carboxybenzoic acid
  • NSC 15310

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