4-Fluoro-3-methylbenzoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

403-15-6

CAS Name

4-Fluoro-3-methylbenzoic acid

Molecular Formula

C8H7FO2

Molecular Mass

154.14

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    165 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H7FO2/c1-5-4-6(8(10)11)2-3-7(5)9/h2-4H,1H3,(H,10,11)

InChIKey

InChIKey=VOCCEVKUXUIHOI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

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

Other Names for this Substance

  • Benzoic acid, 4-fluoro-3-methyl-
  • m-Toluic acid, 4-fluoro-
  • 4-Fluoro-3-methylbenzoic acid
  • 4-Fluoro-m-toluic acid
  • NSC 51778

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