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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
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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signalword
Danger
hcodes
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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