Molecular properties
- Formula
- C8H8O2
- Molar mass
- 136.15 g·mol−1
- Exact mass
- 136.0524 Da
- 5
- PubChem CID
- 8373
Molecule record
2-methylbenzoic acid
C8H8O2
136.15 g/mol
Loading structure
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
- 118-90-1
- 2-Benzoate
- 2-Methyl-Benzoic Acid
- 2-Toluic acid
- 204-284-9
- 25567-10-6
- 9NR3033Y0U
- Benzoic acid, 2-methyl-
Show all 24 synonyms
- Benzoic acid, methyl-
- CHEBI:36632
- DTXCID006161
- DTXSID6026161
- MFCD00002477
- NSC-2193
- O-TOLUIC ACID
- O-Toluylate
- Orthotoluic acid
- RefChem:6079
- SCHEMBL4152
- Toluic acid
- bmse000557
- methylbenzoic acid
- o-Methylbenzoic acid
- o-Toluylic acid
Structure identifiers
- Canonical SMILES
- Cc1ccccc1C(=O)O
- Isomeric SMILES
- CC1=CC=CC=C1C(=O)O
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C8H8O2/c1-6-4-2-3-5-7(6)8(9)10/h2-5H,1H3,(H,9,10)
- InChIKey
- ZWLPBLYKEWSWPD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- PubChem CID
- 8373
Spectroscopy
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No redistributable or simulated spectroscopy record is attached yet.
Simulated NMR
On-demand educational prediction for 2-methylbenzoic acid; not experimental data.
Simulated EI mass spectrum
On-demand educational fragmentation for 2-methylbenzoic acid; not experimental data.
Sources
Molecule identity
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