2-Methylbenzoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

118-90-1

CAS Name

2-Methylbenzoic acid

Molecular Formula

C8H8O2

Molecular Mass

136.15

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    259 °C

  • Melting Point (1)

    103.7 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) PhysProp data were obtained from Syracuse Research Corporation of Syracuse, New York (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H8O2/c1-6-4-2-3-5-7(6)8(9)10/h2-5H,1H3,(H,9,10)

InChIKey

InChIKey=ZWLPBLYKEWSWPD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C=1C=CC=CC1C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Benzoic acid, 2-methyl-
  • o-Toluic acid
  • 2-Methylbenzoic acid
  • o-Toluylic acid
  • o-Methylbenzoic acid

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