Molecular properties
- Formula
- C8H8O2
- Molar mass
- 136.15 g·mol−1
- Exact mass
- 136.0524 Da
- 5
- PubChem CID
- 7470
Molecule record
4-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
- 202-803-3
- 4-Methyl-Benzoic Acid
- 4-MethylbenzoicAcid
- 4-Toluic acid
- 4MA
- 99-94-5
- A26GBX5SSV
- Benzoic acid, 4-methyl-
Show all 24 synonyms
- CHEBI:36635
- Crithminic acid
- DTXCID801618
- DTXSID6021618
- EINECS 202-803-3
- MFCD00002565
- NSC-2215
- P-TOLUIC ACID
- RefChem:858222
- Toluate
- Toluenecarboxylic acid
- p-Carboxytoluene
- p-Methylbenzoic acid
- p-Toluylic acid
- p-toluicacid
- para-Toluic acid
Structure identifiers
- Canonical SMILES
- Cc1ccc(C(=O)O)cc1
- Isomeric SMILES
- CC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)O
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C8H8O2/c1-6-2-4-7(5-3-6)8(9)10/h2-5H,1H3,(H,9,10)
- InChIKey
- LPNBBFKOUUSUDB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- PubChem CID
- 7470
Spectroscopy
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No redistributable or simulated spectroscopy record is attached yet.
Simulated NMR
On-demand educational prediction for 4-methylbenzoic acid; not experimental data.
Simulated EI mass spectrum
On-demand educational fragmentation for 4-methylbenzoic acid; not experimental data.
Sources
Molecule identity
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