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240141

4-Hydroxybenzoic acid

ReagentPlus®, ≥99%

Synonym(s):

4-Carboxyphenol, 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid, Paraben-acid, p-Carboxyphenol, p-Hydroxybenzoic acid, p-Hydroxyl benzoic acid, p-Salicylic acid

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Linear Formula:
HOC6H4CO2H
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
138.12
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
202-804-9
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
970950
MDL number:
Assay:
≥99%
Form:
powder
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Quality Level

product line

ReagentPlus®

assay

≥99%

form

powder

mp

213-217 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 125 part(lit.), acetone: soluble(lit.), alcohol: freely soluble(lit.), carbon disulfide: insoluble(lit.), chloroform: slightly soluble(lit.), diethyl ether: soluble(lit.)

functional group

carboxylic acid

SMILES string

OC(=O)c1ccc(O)cc1

InChI

1S/C7H6O3/c8-6-3-1-5(2-4-6)7(9)10/h1-4,8H,(H,9,10)

InChI key

FJKROLUGYXJWQN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

4-Hydroxybenzoic acid is an aromatic carboxylic acid commonly used as a building block in various organic reactions, such as in the synthesis of liquid crystals and parabens. It is also utilized in esterification reactions for synthesizing aromatic oligomers.

Application

4-Hydroxybenzoic acid can be used as a reactant to synthesize:
  • Monoesters via esterification with sucrose.
  • Thermotropic liquid crystalline polymers.
  • 4-Hydroxybenzaldoxime via one-pot chemoenzymatic method.

Legal Information

ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany


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Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves



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