3-(Hydroxymethyl)-2-benzofurancarboxylic acid

CAS Registry Number®

38281-61-7

CAS Name

3-(Hydroxymethyl)-2-benzofurancarboxylic acid

Molecular Formula

C10H8O4

Molecular Mass

192.17

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    152 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Denotes property values from the ZIC/VINITI data file provided by InfoChem.

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C10H8O4/c11-5-7-6-3-1-2-4-8(6)14-9(7)10(12)13/h1-4,11H,5H2,(H,12,13)

InChIKey

InChIKey=NMPZORNFAZEDNF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(O)C=1C=2C(OC1C(O)=O)=CC=CC2

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C=1OC=2C=CC=CC2C1CO

Other Names for this Substance

  • 2-Benzofurancarboxylic acid, 3-(hydroxymethyl)-
  • 3-(Hydroxymethyl)-2-benzofurancarboxylic acid
  • 2-Carboxy-3-hydroxymethylbenzofuran
  • NSC 321115

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