4-(Methylsulfonyl)benzoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

4052-30-6

CAS Name

4-(Methylsulfonyl)benzoic acid

Molecular Formula

C8H8O4S

Molecular Mass

200.21

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    210-220 °C @ Press: 0.1 Torr

  • Melting Point (2)

    268-271 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H8O4S/c1-13(11,12)7-4-2-6(3-5-7)8(9)10/h2-5H,1H3,(H,9,10)

InChIKey

InChIKey=AJBWNNKDUMXZLM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

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

Other Names for this Substance

  • Benzoic acid, 4-(methylsulfonyl)-
  • Benzoic acid, p-(methylsulfonyl)-
  • 4-(Methylsulfonyl)benzoic acid
  • 4-(Methanesulfonyl)benzoic acid
  • p-(Methylsulfonyl)benzoic acid

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