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Molecule

4-Hydroxybenzoic Acid

CAS: 99-96-7 · C7H6O3

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Basic Information

CAS Registry Number
99-96-7
Molecular Formula
C7H6O3
Molecular Mass
138.12 g/mol

Identifiers

CAS Registry Number

99-96-7

SMILES

O=C(O)c1ccc(O)cc1

InChI Key

FJKROLUGYXJWQN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

InChI=1S/C7H6O3/c8-6-3-1-5(2-4-6)7(9)10/h1-4,8H,(H,9,10)

Names and Synonyms

  • 4-Hydroxybenzoic Acid Systematic Name
  • Benzoic acid, 4-hydroxy- Synonym
  • Benzoic acid, p-hydroxy- Synonym
  • 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid Synonym
  • p-Hydroxybenzoic acid Synonym
  • p-Salicylic acid Synonym
  • 4-Carboxyphenol Synonym
  • Paraben-acid Synonym
  • p-Carboxyphenol Synonym
  • NSC 4961 Synonym
  • p-Hydroxyl benzoic acid Synonym

All Properties

Comprehensive physical and chemical properties

Property Value Source
Molecular Mass 138.12 g/mol CAS Common Chemistry
138.12199999999999 g/mol RDKit
138.122 g/mol RDKit
Density 1.46 g/cm³ CAS Common Chemistry
1.46 g/cm3 @ 25 °C CAS Common Chemistry
Wikipedia Url https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-Hydroxybenzoic_acid CAS Common Chemistry
Canonical SMILES O=C(O)C1=CC=C(O)C=C1 CAS Common Chemistry
InChI InChI=1S/C7H6O3/c8-6-3-1-5(2-4-6)7(9)10/h1-4,8H,(H,9,10) CAS Common Chemistry
InChI Key InChIKey=FJKROLUGYXJWQN-UHFFFAOYSA-N CAS Common Chemistry
Melting Point 214.5 °C CAS Common Chemistry
Name 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid CAS Common Chemistry
Heavy Atom Count 10 RDKit
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors 2 RDKit
Hydrogen Bond Donors 2 RDKit
Rotatable Bonds 1 RDKit
Aromatic Ring Count 1 RDKit
Topological Polar Surface Area 57.53 Ų RDKit
LogP 1.0903999999999998 RDKit
1.0904 RDKit
Molar Refractivity 35.066100000000006 cm³/mol RDKit
Ring Count 1 RDKit
Formal Charge 0 RDKit
Fraction Csp3 0.0 RDKit
Exact Mass 138.031694052 g/mol RDKit

Spectral Data

NMR, IR, and Mass spectral data

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10 ppm 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 ppm
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Note: These NMR spectra are predicted computationally and may differ from experimental data. Predictions are based on chemical environment analysis.

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