1,6-Naphthalenedicarboxylic acid

CAS Registry Number®

2089-87-4

CAS Name

1,6-Naphthalenedicarboxylic acid

Molecular Formula

C12H8O4

Molecular Mass

216.19

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    248-256 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C12H8O4/c13-11(14)8-4-5-9-7(6-8)2-1-3-10(9)12(15)16/h1-6H,(H,13,14)(H,15,16)

InChIKey

InChIKey=VAWFFNJAPKXVPH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(O)(=O)C=1C2=C(C=C(C(O)=O)C=C2)C=CC1

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C1=CC=C2C(C=CC=C2C(=O)O)=C1

Other Names for this Substance

  • 1,6-Naphthalenedicarboxylic acid
  • NSC 87585

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