Molecule record

2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)acetic acid

C12H16O2

192.26 g/mol

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Molecular properties

Formula
C12H16O2
Molar mass
192.26 g·mol−1
Exact mass
192.1150 Da
5
PubChem CID
118343

Functional groups

Alkane / alkyl carbon
Aromatic ring
Carboxylic acid

Physical properties

No source-backed physical properties are curated for this molecule yet.

Common names and synonyms

  • (4-tert-Butyl-phenyl)-acetic acid
  • (4-tert-Butylphenyl)acetic acid #
  • (p-tert-Butylphenyl)acetic acid
  • 251-264-0
  • 32857-63-9
  • 4-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)benzeneacetic acid
  • 4-t-Butylphenylacetic acid
  • 4-tert-Butyl-benzene-1-acetic acid
Show all 24 synonyms
  • 4-tert-Butylbenzeneacetic acid
  • 4-tert-Butylphenylacetic acid
  • AKOS000154522
  • Acetic acid, (p-tert-butylphenyl)-
  • Benzeneacetic acid, 4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-
  • DTXCID0038592
  • DTXSID9067728
  • EINECS 251-264-0
  • Fenazaquin metabolite NN6
  • GVB4SG934E
  • MFCD00082593
  • RefChem:562860
  • SCHEMBL6566395
  • SCHEMBL840854
  • STK893161
  • TB2

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
CC(C)(C)c1ccc(CC(=O)O)cc1
Isomeric SMILES
CC(C)(C)C1=CC=C(C=C1)CC(=O)O
InChI
InChI=1S/C12H16O2/c1-12(2,3)10-6-4-9(5-7-10)8-11(13)14/h4-7H,8H2,1-3H3,(H,13,14)
InChIKey
RUAYXHSDAMWEDR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
118343

Spectroscopy

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Simulated NMR

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Simulated EI mass spectrum

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Sources

Molecule identity

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