Molecule record

2-acetylbenzoic acid

C9H8O3

164.16 g/mol

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Molecular properties

Formula
C9H8O3
Molar mass
164.16 g·mol−1
Exact mass
164.0473 Da
6
PubChem CID
68474

Functional groups

Alkane / alkyl carbon
Aromatic ring
Carboxylic acid
Ketone

Physical properties

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

Common names and synonyms

  • 2'-Acetophenonecarboxylic Acid
  • 2'-carboxyacetophenone
  • 2-AcetYl-Benzoic Acid
  • 2-Acetylbenzoic acid, 99%
  • 2-Acetylbenzoicacid
  • 2-acetylbenzoate
  • 209-413-2
  • 577-56-0
Show all 24 synonyms
  • A1BVZ
  • AI3-22133
  • Acetophenone-2-carboxylic acid
  • Benzoic acid, 2-acetyl-
  • Benzoic acid, acetyl-
  • CHEMBL3629240
  • DTXCID60128895
  • DTXSID00206404
  • EINECS 209-413-2
  • MFCD00002475
  • NSC 407680
  • QDAWXRKTSATEOP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • RefChem:84996
  • SCHEMBL286653
  • o-Acetylbenzoic acid
  • o-acetyl-benzoic acid

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
CC(=O)c1ccccc1C(=O)O
Isomeric SMILES
CC(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1C(=O)O
InChI
InChI=1S/C9H8O3/c1-6(10)7-4-2-3-5-8(7)9(11)12/h2-5H,1H3,(H,11,12)
InChIKey
QDAWXRKTSATEOP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
68474

Spectroscopy

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Simulated NMR

On-demand educational prediction for 2-acetylbenzoic acid; not experimental data.

Simulated EI mass spectrum

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Sources

Molecule identity

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Open source record
2-acetylbenzoic acid - Formula, Structure | ChemArche