Mandelic acid

• Formula: C₈H₈O₃
• Molecular weight: 152.1473
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C8H8O3/c9-7(8(10)11)6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5,7,9H,(H,10,11) Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: IWYDHOAUDWTVEP-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 90-64-2
• Chemical structure:
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• Species with the same structure:
  • Mandelic acid
• Stereoisomers:
  • Benzeneacetic acid, α-hydroxy-, (S)-
• Other names: Benzeneacetic acid, α-hydroxy-; α-Hydroxy-α-toluic acid; α-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid; p-Mandelic acid; Almond acid; Amygdalic acid; Amygdalinic acid; Phenylglycolic acid; Phenylhydroxyacetic acid; Uromaline; dl-Mandelic acid; α-Toluic acid, α-hydroxy-; Glycolic acid, phenyl-; Racemic mandelic acid; Kyselina 2-fenyl-2-hydroxyethanova; Kyselina mandlova; Paramandelic acid; α-Phenylhydroxyacetic acid; Benzoglycolic acid; Hydroxy(phenyl)acetic acid; Benzeneacetic acid, α-hydroxy-, (.+/-.)-; (.+/-.)-alpha-Hydroxybenzeneacetic acid; (.+/-.)-Mandelic acid; (RS)-Mandelic acid; 2-Phenyl-2-hydroxyacetic acid; 2-Phenylglycolic acid; DL-Hydroxy(phenyl)acetic acid; NSC 7925; 114-21-6; 530-31-4
• Information on this page:
  • Condensed phase thermochemistry data
  • Phase change data
  • References
  • Notes
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Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Constant pressure heat capacity of solid

Phase change data

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References

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Satoh and Sogabe, 1941
Satoh, S.; Sogabe, T., The heat capacities of some organic compounds containing nitrogen and the atomic heat of nitrogen. (3), Sci., Pap. Inst. Phys. Chem. Res. (Tokyo), 1941, 38, 238-245. [all data]

Dishart and Levine, 1956
Dishart, K.T.; Levine, R., A New Synthesis of Ketones Containing One Perfluoroalkyl Group, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1956, 78, 2268. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Cp,solid	Constant pressure heat capacity of solid
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point

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