Benzoic Acid

We offer our clients an excellent range of Benzoic acid, which is widely accepted and appreciated among our clients all across the globe. It is a colorless crystalline solid and also an aromatic carboxylic acid. This is a weak acid that is applied as a food preservative worldwide. It is also known as benzeneformic acid, benzenecarboxylic acid, phenyl formic acid, phenyl carboxylic acid, dracylic acid.

Benzoic Acid Formula

Benzoic acid, C₇H₆O₂ (or C₆H₅COOH), is a colorless crystalline solid and the simplest aromatic carboxylic acid. The name derived from gum benzoin, which was for a long time the only source for benzoic acid. This weak acid and its salts are used as a food preservative. Benzoic acid is an important precursor for the synthesis of many other organic substances.

Contents [hide]

1 History
2 Production
- 2.1 Industrial preparations
- 2.2 Laboratory synthesis
  - 2.2.1 By hydrolysis
  - 2.2.2 From benzaldehyde
  - 2.2.3 From bromobenzene
  - 2.2.4 From benzyl alcohol
  - 2.2.5 From benzyl chloride
  - 2.2.6 Historical preparation
3 Uses
- 3.1 Feedstock
- 3.2 Food preservative
- 3.3 Medicinal
4 Biology and health effects
5 Chemistry
- 5.1 Aromatic ring
- 5.2 Carboxyl group
6 References
7 Further reading
8 External links

Benzoic acid

IUPAC name[hide] Benzoic acid
Other names[hide] Benzenecarboxylic acid, Carboxybenzene, E210, Dracylic acid
Identifiers
CAS number	65-85-0 ^Y
PubChem	243
ChemSpider	238
EC number	200-618-2
KEGG	C00180
MeSH	benzoic+acid
ChEBI	30746
RTECS number	DG0875000
SMILES	[show] O=C(O)c1ccccc1
InChI	[show] 1/C7H6O2/c8-7(9)6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5H,(H,8,9)
InChI key	WPYMKLBDIGXBTP-UHFFFAOYAD
Beilstein Reference	636131
Gmelin Reference	2946
3DMet	B00053

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