Gentisic acid

• Formula: C₅H₁₁NO₂
• Molecular weight: 117.1463
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C7H6O4/c8-4-1-2-6(9)5(3-4)7(10)11/h1-3,8-9H,(H,10,11) Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: WXTMDXOMEHJXQO-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 490-79-9
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Benzoic acid, 2,5-dihydroxy-; Gensigen; Gensigon; Hydroquinonecarboxylic acid; 2,5-Dihydroxybenzoic acid; 2,5-Dioxybenzoic acid; 5-Hydroxysalicylic acid; Gentisate; Salicylic acid, 5-hydroxy-; 2,5-Dhba; Kyselina 2,5-dihydroxybenzoova; Kyselina gentisinova; 3,6-Dihydroxybenzoic acid; Gentisinic acid; NSC 27224
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Phase change data

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Enthalpy of sublimation

Enthalpy of fusion

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: John E. Bartmess

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Individual Reactions

C₇H₅O₄^- +  =

By formula: C₇H₅O₄^- + H⁺ = C₅H₁₁NO₂

References

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Monte, Gonc«807»alves, et al., 2010
Monte, Manuel J.S.; Gonc«807»alves, Mariana V.; Ribeiro da Silva, Maria D.M.C., Vapor Pressures and Enthalpies of Combustion of the Dihydroxybenzoic Acid Isomers, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 2010, 55, 6, 2246-2251, https://doi.org/10.1021/je900777q . [all data]

Chen, Oja, et al., 2006
Chen, Xu; Oja, Vahur; Chan, W. Geoffrey; Hajaligol, Mohammad R., Vapor Pressure Characterization of Several Phenolics and Polyhydric Compounds by Knudsen Effusion Method, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 2006, 51, 2, 386-391, https://doi.org/10.1021/je050293h . [all data]

Breuker, Knochenmuss, et al., 1999
Breuker, K.; Knochenmuss, R.; Zenobi, R., Gas-phase basicities of deprotonated matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization matrix molecules, Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 1999, 184, 1, 25-38, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1387-3806(98)14200-8 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔsubH	Enthalpy of sublimation
  ΔsubH°	Enthalpy of sublimation at standard conditions

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