Mandelic acid

C8H8O3CAS 611-72-3152.15 g/mol

OHOHO
AlcoholCarboxylic acid

Properties

Molecular formula
C8H8O3
Molar mass
152.15 g/mol
Exact mass
152.0473 Da
Melting point
119 °C
Boiling point
203 °C (at 15 Torr)
logP
0.80Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
57.5 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
2 / 2
Rotatable bonds
2

Identifiers

CAS number
611-72-3
SMILES
O=C(O)C(O)c1ccccc1
InChIKey
IWYDHOAUDWTVEP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C8H8O3/c9-7(8(10)11)6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5,7,9H,(H,10,11)

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Names and synonyms

24 names · show all
  • Benzeneacetic acid, α-hydroxy-
  • α-Hydroxybenzeneacetic acid
  • α-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid
  • α-Hydroxy-α-toluic acid
  • Paramandelic acid
  • Phenylglycolic acid
  • Phenylhydroxyacetic acid
  • Uromaline
  • Almond acid
  • 2-Phenylglycolic acid
  • 2-Hydroxy-2-phenylacetic acid
  • Amygdalic acid
  • 2-Phenyl-2-hydroxyacetic acid
  • (±)-Mandelic acid
  • Dl-Mandelic acid
  • (±)-2-Hydroxy-2-phenylethanoic acid
  • (±)-α-Hydroxybenzeneacetic acid
  • (RS)-Mandelic acid
  • DL-Hydroxy(phenyl)acetic acid
  • (±)-α-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid
  • DL-Amygdalic acid
  • NSC 7925
  • (RS)-2-Hydroxy-2-phenylacetic acid
  • S 14-75781

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