Benzoic acid

C7H6O2CAS 65-85-0122.12 g/mol

OHO
Carboxylic acid

Properties

Molecular formula
C7H6O2
Molar mass
122.12 g/mol
Exact mass
122.0368 Da
Density
1.2659 g/mL (at 15 °C)
Melting point
122.4 °C
Boiling point
249.2 °C
pKa
4.204 (25 °C)
Flash point
121 °C (closed cup)
Water solubility
290 mg/L (20 °C)
logP
1.38Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
37.3 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 1
Rotatable bonds
1

Hazards

Danger
Corrosive (GHS05)Health Hazard (GHS08)

Harmonised EU classification (CLP Annex VI), via PubChem.

Precautionary statements

P260, P264, P264+P265, P270, P280, P302+P352, P305+P354+P338, P317, P319, P321, P332+P317, P362+P364, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
65-85-0
SMILES
O=C(O)c1ccccc1
InChIKey
WPYMKLBDIGXBTP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C7H6O2/c8-7(9)6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5H,(H,8,9)

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Names and synonyms

19 names · show all
  • Benzenecarboxylic acid
  • Carboxybenzene
  • Dracylic acid
  • Phenylformic acid
  • Retarder BA
  • Retardex
  • Tenn-plas
  • Benzeneformic acid
  • Benzenemethanoic acid
  • Salvo liquid
  • Solvo powder
  • Phenylcarboxylic acid
  • HA 1
  • E 210
  • HA 1 (acid)
  • NSC 149
  • MENNO-Florades
  • Purox B
  • VevoVitall

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Safety data sheets

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

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Similar compounds

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