Benzoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

65-85-0

CAS Name

Benzoic acid

Molecular Formula

C7H6O2

Molecular Mass

122.12

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    249.2 °C @ Press: 760 Torr

  • Melting Point (1)

    122.4 °C

  • Density (1)

    1.2659 g/cm³ @ Temp: 15 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C7H6O2/c8-7(9)6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5H,(H,8,9)

InChIKey

InChIKey=WPYMKLBDIGXBTP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C=1C=CC=CC1

Other Names for this Substance

  • Benzoic acid
  • Benzenecarboxylic acid
  • Carboxybenzene
  • Dracylic acid
  • Phenylformic acid

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

8013-63-6, 331473-08-6, 2244876-11-5

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