2,4,6-Trimethylbenzoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

480-63-7

CAS Name

2,4,6-Trimethylbenzoic acid

Molecular Formula

C10H12O2

Molecular Mass

164.20

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    154 °C
  • Density (2)

    1.16 g/cm³

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C10H12O2/c1-6-4-7(2)9(10(11)12)8(3)5-6/h4-5H,1-3H3,(H,11,12)

InChIKey

InChIKey=FFFIRKXTFQCCKJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(O)(=O)C1=C(C)C=C(C)C=C1C

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C=1C(=CC(=CC1C)C)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Benzoic acid, 2,4,6-trimethyl-
  • 2,4,6-Trimethylbenzoic acid
  • β-Isodurylic acid
  • Mesitoic acid
  • Mesitylenecarboxylic acid

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