Molecule record

2-chlorobenzoic acid

C7H5ClO2

156.57 g/mol

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Molecular properties

Formula
C7H5ClO2
Molar mass
156.57 g·mol−1
Exact mass
155.9978 Da
5
PubChem CID
8374

Functional groups

Aromatic ring
Aryl halide
Carboxylic acid

Physical properties

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

Common names and synonyms

  • 118-91-2
  • 2-Cba
  • 2-chloro-benzoic acid
  • 204-285-4
  • 26264-09-5
  • 8P0867193V
  • Benzoic acid, 2-chloro-
  • Benzoic acid, chloro-
Show all 24 synonyms
  • Benzoic acid, o-chloro-
  • CCRIS 5993
  • CHEBI:30793
  • CHLOROBENZOIC ACID
  • DTXCID304771
  • DTXSID4024771
  • HSDB 6017
  • Kyselina o-chlorbenzoova
  • Kyselina o-chlorbenzoova [Czech]
  • MFCD00002412
  • NSC-15042
  • O-CHLOROBENZOIC ACID
  • OCBA
  • R300100
  • RefChem:855217
  • WLN: QVR BG

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
O=C(O)c1ccccc1Cl
Isomeric SMILES
C1=CC=C(C(=C1)C(=O)O)Cl
InChI
InChI=1S/C7H5ClO2/c8-6-4-2-1-3-5(6)7(9)10/h1-4H,(H,9,10)
InChIKey
IKCLCGXPQILATA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
8374

Spectroscopy

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Open library
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Simulated NMR

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

Simulated EI mass spectrum

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Sources

Molecule identity

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