1H-Benzimidazole-5-carboxylic acid

CAS Registry Number®

15788-16-6

CAS Name

1H-Benzimidazole-5-carboxylic acid

Molecular Formula

C8H6N2O2

Molecular Mass

162.15

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    325 °C (decomp)

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H6N2O2/c11-8(12)5-1-2-6-7(3-5)10-4-9-6/h1-4H,(H,9,10)(H,11,12)

InChIKey

InChIKey=COYPLDIXZODDDL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(O)(=O)C=1C=C2C(=CC1)N=CN2

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C=1C=CC=2N=CNC2C1

Other Names for this Substance

  • 1H-Benzimidazole-6-carboxylic acid
  • 5-Benzimidazolecarboxylic acid
  • 1H-Benzimidazole-5-carboxylic acid
  • 5-Carboxybenzimidazole
  • 3H-Benzimidazole-5-carboxylic acid

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