2-Chloro-4-hydroxybenzoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

56363-84-9

CAS Name

2-Chloro-4-hydroxybenzoic acid

Molecular Formula

C7H5ClO3

Molecular Mass

172.57

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    159 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C7H5ClO3/c8-6-3-4(9)1-2-5(6)7(10)11/h1-3,9H,(H,10,11)

InChIKey

InChIKey=WIPYZRZPNMUSER-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(O)(=O)C1=C(Cl)C=C(O)C=C1

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C1=CC=C(O)C=C1Cl

Other Names for this Substance

  • Benzoic acid, 2-chloro-4-hydroxy-
  • 2-Chloro-4-hydroxybenzoic acid
  • 2-Chloro-4-hydroxybenzoic

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