Molecule record

3-oxo-3-phenylpropanoic 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
97045

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-carboxyacetophenone
  • 3-Keto-3-phenylpropionic acid
  • 3-Oxo-3-phenylpropanoicacid
  • 3-oxo-3-phenyl-propanoic acid
  • 3-oxo-3-phenyl-propionic acid
  • 3-oxo-3-phenylpropionic acid
  • 614-20-0
  • Benzenepropanoic acid, beta-oxo-
Show all 24 synonyms
  • Benzoylacetate
  • C0Z4E3K13K
  • CHEMBL3546292
  • DTXCID70132807
  • DTXSID70210316
  • MFCD03265387
  • NSC-97769
  • Phenyloxyl acetic acid
  • RefChem:916973
  • SCHEMBL1719854
  • SCHEMBL27603702
  • SCHEMBL3268222
  • SCHEMBL9478107
  • SCHEMBL98540
  • UNII-C0Z4E3K13K
  • benzoylacetic acid

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
O=C(O)CC(=O)c1ccccc1
Isomeric SMILES
C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)CC(=O)O
InChI
InChI=1S/C9H8O3/c10-8(6-9(11)12)7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5H,6H2,(H,11,12)
InChIKey
HXUIDZOMTRMIOE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
97045

Spectroscopy

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Simulated NMR

On-demand educational prediction for 3-oxo-3-phenylpropanoic acid; not experimental data.

Simulated EI mass spectrum

On-demand educational fragmentation for 3-oxo-3-phenylpropanoic acid; not experimental data.

Sources

Molecule identity

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