Molecule record

naphthalene-2-carboxylic acid

C11H8O2

172.18 g/mol

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Molecular properties

Formula
C11H8O2
Molar mass
172.18 g·mol−1
Exact mass
172.0524 Da
8
PubChem CID
7123

Functional groups

Aromatic ring
Carboxylic acid

Physical properties

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

Common names and synonyms

  • .beta.-Naphthoic acid
  • 2-Carboxynaphthalene
  • 2-Maythic acid
  • 2-Naphthalenecarboxylic acid
  • 2-Naphthoic acid
  • 2-Naphthoic acid, >=97.0% (GC)
  • 2-naphthalene carboxylic acid
  • 2-naphthylcarboxylic acid
Show all 24 synonyms
  • 202-217-8
  • 4-09-00-02414 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
  • 93-09-4
  • BRN 0972039
  • CHEBI:36106
  • DTXCID2048828
  • DTXSID1059078
  • EINECS 202-217-8
  • Isonaphthoic acid
  • MFCD00004101
  • NSC-59901
  • Naphthalene-.beta.-carboxylic acid
  • Naphthalene-beta-carboxylic acid
  • QLG01V0W2L
  • RefChem:477100
  • beta-Naphthoic acid

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
O=C(O)c1ccc2ccccc2c1
Isomeric SMILES
C1=CC=C2C=C(C=CC2=C1)C(=O)O
InChI
InChI=1S/C11H8O2/c12-11(13)10-6-5-8-3-1-2-4-9(8)7-10/h1-7H,(H,12,13)
InChIKey
UOBYKYZJUGYBDK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
7123

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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