4-Mercaptobenzoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

1074-36-8

CAS Name

4-Mercaptobenzoic acid

Molecular Formula

C7H6O2S

Molecular Mass

154.19

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    216-219 °C

  • Density (2)

    1.5 g/cm³

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C7H6O2S/c8-7(9)5-1-3-6(10)4-2-5/h1-4,10H,(H,8,9)

InChIKey

InChIKey=LMJXSOYPAOSIPZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(O)(=O)C1=CC=C(S)C=C1

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C1=CC=C(S)C=C1

Other Names for this Substance

  • Benzoic acid, 4-mercapto-
  • Benzoic acid, p-mercapto-
  • 4-Mercaptobenzoic acid
  • p-Mercaptobenzoic acid
  • 4-Carboxybenzenethiol

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