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4-(Hydroxymethyl)Benzoic Acid

CAS: 3006-96-0 | C8H8O3

2D Structure

3D Structure

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Basic Information

CAS Registry Number: 3006-96-0
Molecular Formula: C8H8O3
Molecular Weight: 152.149 g/mol

Names and Synonyms:

4-(Hydroxymethyl)Benzoic Acid
Benzoic acid, 4-(hydroxymethyl)-
p-Toluic acid, α-hydroxy-
4-(Hydroxymethyl)benzoic acid
p-(Hydroxymethyl)benzoic acid
α-Hydroxy-p-toluic acid
p-Carboxybenzyl alcohol
4-Carboxybenzyl alcohol

Identifiers:

SMILES:
O=C(O)c1ccc(CO)cc1
InChI:
InChI=1S/C8H8O3/c9-5-6-1-3-7(4-2-6)8(10)11/h1-4,9H,5H2,(H,10,11)

Spectral Data

NMR, IR, and Mass spectral data

1H NMR
13C NMR
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10 ppm 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 ppm
Shift (ppm) Multiplicity Integration Assignment
200 ppm 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 ppm
Shift (ppm) DEPT Assignment

Note: These NMR spectra are predicted computationally and may differ from experimental data. Predictions are based on chemical environment analysis.

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All Properties

Comprehensive physical and chemical properties

Category Property Value Source
Physical Properties molecular_mass 152.15 g/mol Legacy Database
cas-boiling-point 140-150 °C @ Press: 9 Torr Legacy Database
cas-canonical-smile O=C(O)C1=CC=C(C=C1)CO Legacy Database
cas-inchi InChI=1S/C8H8O3/c9-5-6-1-3-7(4-2-6)8(10)11/h1-4,9H,5H2,(H,10,11) Legacy Database
cas-inchi-key InChIKey=WWYFPDXEIFBNKE-UHFFFAOYSA-N Legacy Database
cas-melting-point 181-182 °C @ Solvent: Ethyl acetate Legacy Database
cas-name 4-(Hydroxymethyl)benzoic acid Legacy Database
LogP 0.8771 RDKit
Molecular Molecular Weight 152.149 g/mol RDKit
Exact Exact Molecular Weight 152.047344116 g/mol RDKit
Heavy Heavy Atom Count 11 count RDKit
Hydrogen Hydrogen Bond Acceptors 2 count RDKit
Hydrogen Bond Donors 2 count RDKit
Rotatable Rotatable Bonds 2 count RDKit
Aromatic Aromatic Ring Count 1 count RDKit
Topological Topological Polar Surface Area 57.53 Ų RDKit
Molar Molar Refractivity 39.324100000000016 RDKit

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