Benzoic acid

• Formula: C₇H₆O₂
• Molecular weight: 122.1213
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C7H6O2/c8-7(9)6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5H,(H,8,9) Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: WPYMKLBDIGXBTP-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 65-85-0
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Benzenecarboxylic acid; Benzeneformic acid; Benzenemethanoic acid; Benzoesaeure GK; Benzoesaeure GV; Carboxybenzene; Dracylic acid; Phenylcarboxylic acid; Phenylformic acid; Retarder BA; Retardex; Salvo, liquid; Solvo, powder; Tenn-Plas; Acide benzoique; Benzoic acid, tech.; Kyselina benzoova; Benzoesaeure; Salvo powder; E 210; HA 1; HA 1 (acid); Phenylcarboxy; Benzenemethonic acid; Diacylic acid; Flowers of benjamin; Flowers of benzoin; Oracylic acid; Retarder BAX; NSC 149
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
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References

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Halawa, Georgiuss, et al., 1989
Halawa, M.M.; Georgiuss, R.S.; El-Sabban, S.; Ammar, M.M., Study of the freezing temperature of benzoic acid as a standard reference material in thermometry, J. Mater. Sci., 1989, 24, 2619. [all data]

Anonymous, 1988
Anonymous, X., , NBS Spec. Publ. (U. S.) 260, 1988. [all data]

Marsh, 1987
Marsh, K.N., Recommended Reference Materials for the Realization of Physicochemical Properties, Blackwell Sci. Pub., Oxford, 1987. [all data]

Schmitt and Reid, 1986
Schmitt, W.J.; Reid, R.C., Solubility of Monofunctional Organic Solids in Chemical Diverse Supercritical Fluids, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1986, 31, 204. [all data]

Buckingham and Donaghy, 1982
Buckingham, J.; Donaghy, S.M., Dictionary of Organic Compounds: Fifth Edition, Chapman and Hall, New York, 1982, 1. [all data]

Murray, Cavell, et al., 1980
Murray, J.P.; Cavell, K.J.; Hill, J.O., A DSC study of benzoic acid: a suggested calibrant compound, Thermochimica Acta, 1980, 36, 1, 97-101, https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-6031(80)80114-6 . [all data]

Pawlowski and Wieckowska, 1980
Pawlowski, W.; Wieckowska, E., Distribution Studies on Ternary System Water--Benzene--Chloro- or Nitroaniline, Pol. J. Chem., 1980, 54, 543. [all data]

Pacor, 1967
Pacor, P., Applicability of the Du Pont 900 DTA apparatus in quantitative d. t. a., Anal. Chim. Acta, 1967, 37, 200-8. [all data]

Davies and Jones, 1954
Davies, M.; Jones, J.I., The sublimation pressures and heats of sublimation of some carboxylic acids, Trans. Faraday Soc., 1954, 50, 1042. [all data]

Beringer, Brierley, et al., 1953
Beringer, F.M.; Brierley, A.; Drexler, M.; Gindler, E.M.; Lumpkin, C.C., Diaryliodonium Salts II. The Phenylation of Organic and Inorganic Bases, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1953, 75, 2708. [all data]

Sorum and Durand, 1952
Sorum, C.H.; Durand, E.A., The Melting of Binary Eutectics, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1952, 74, 1071. [all data]

Schmid and Karrer, 1945
Schmid, H.; Karrer, P., Water Soluble Extractives of Papaver Somniferum L. I., Helv. Chim. Acta, 1945, 28, 742. [all data]

Burriel, 1931
Burriel, F., Physico-Chemical Study of Some Solid Organic Compounds at Ordinary Temperatures, and Their COrrelationo with Temperature, An. R. Soc. Esp. Fis. Quim., 1931, 29, 89. [all data]

Marti, 1930
Marti, F.B., Methods and equipment used at the bureau of physico-chemical standards: 3 Physico-chemical properties of some solid organic compounds at normal temperatures, Bull. Soc. Chim. Belg., 1930, 39, 590. [all data]

Andrews, Lynn, et al., 1926
Andrews, D.H.; Lynn, G.; Johnston, J., The Heat Capacities and Heat of Crystallization of Some Isomeric Aromatic Compounds, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1926, 48, 1274. [all data]

Lumsden, 1905
Lumsden, J.S., The physical properties of heptoic, hexahydrobenzoic, and benzoic acids and their derivatives, J. Chem. Soc., 1905, 87, 90-98. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point

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