Molecule record

4-octylbenzoic acid

C15H22O2

234.34 g/mol

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Molecular properties

Formula
C15H22O2
Molar mass
234.34 g·mol−1
Exact mass
234.1620 Da
5
PubChem CID
19147

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

  • 222-692-5
  • 3575-31-3
  • 4-09-00-01962 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
  • 4-Octylbenzoicacid
  • 4-n-Octylbenzoic acid
  • 4-octylbenzoic acid (en)
  • BENZOIC ACID, p-OCTYL-
  • BRN 1954607
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  • Benzoic acid, 4-octyl-
  • DTXCID8039085
  • DTXSID4063088
  • EINECS 222-692-5
  • MFCD00042649
  • Maybridge1_001984
  • NSC 173066
  • PWH5I1J38K
  • Para-octylbenzoic acid
  • RefChem:169370
  • UNII-PWH5I1J38K
  • ZQLDNJKHLQOJGE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • p-Octylbenzoic acid
  • p-n-Octyl benzoic acid
  • p-n-octylbenzoic acid
  • p-octyl benzoic acid

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
CCCCCCCCc1ccc(C(=O)O)cc1
Isomeric SMILES
CCCCCCCCC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)O
InChI
InChI=1S/C15H22O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-13-9-11-14(12-10-13)15(16)17/h9-12H,2-8H2,1H3,(H,16,17)
InChIKey
ZQLDNJKHLQOJGE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
19147

Spectroscopy

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Simulated NMR

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Simulated EI mass spectrum

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Sources

Molecule identity

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