Benzilic acid

C14H12O3CAS 76-93-7228.25 g/mol

OHOOH
AlcoholCarboxylic acid

Properties

Molecular formula
C14H12O3
Molar mass
228.25 g/mol
Exact mass
228.0786 Da
Melting point
151 °C
Boiling point
187 °C
pKa
3.05 (18 °C)
logP
2.01Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
57.5 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
2 / 2
Rotatable bonds
3

Hazards

Warning
Irritant (GHS07)

Aggregated from 50 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P264, P270, P301+P317, P330, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
76-93-7
SMILES
O=C(O)C(O)(c1ccccc1)c1ccccc1
InChIKey
UKXSKSHDVLQNKG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C14H12O3/c15-13(16)14(17,11-7-3-1-4-8-11)12-9-5-2-6-10-12/h1-10,17H,(H,15,16)

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Names and synonyms

16 names · show all
  • Benzeneacetic acid, α-hydroxy-α-phenyl-
  • α-Hydroxy-α-phenylbenzeneacetic acid
  • Diphenylglycolic acid
  • Diphenylhydroxyacetic acid
  • α-Hydroxy-2,2-diphenylacetic acid
  • α,α-Diphenyl-α-hydroxyacetic acid
  • Hydroxydiphenylacetic acid
  • α,α-Diphenylglycolic acid
  • 2-Hydroxy-2,2-diphenylacetic acid
  • 2,2-Diphenyl-2-hydroxyacetic acid
  • α-Hydroxydiphenylacetic acid
  • NSC 2830
  • 2,2-Diphenylglycolic acid
  • 2,2-Diphenyl-2-hydroxyethanoic acid
  • Benzilate
  • Benzilates

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