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benzoic acid

C7H6O2

Benzoic acid has the molecular formula C7H6O2 and a molar mass of 122.12 g/mol, a melting point of 123 °C and a boiling point of 250.2 °C.

Properties

Molecular formulaC7H6O2
Molar mass122.12 g/mol
Exact (monoisotopic) mass122.03678 g/mol
Melting point123 °C
Boiling point250.2 °C
Density1.266 g/cm³
logP (octanol–water)1.9
Topological polar surface area37.3 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors / acceptors1 / 2
Heavy atoms9
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Elemental composition

15 atoms across 3 elements, by mass.

ElementAtomsPercent by mass
Carbon (C)768.85%
Oxygen (O)226.20%
Hydrogen (H)64.95%

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Molar mass and elemental composition are computed from IUPAC 2021 conventional atomic weights. Formula, exact mass and the computed descriptors come from PubChem, which is US government work and in the public domain. Melting point, boiling point and density come from Wikidata under CC0. Properties with no figure shown are absent from those sources rather than zero.