O-Toluic acido-Toluic acid, also 2-methylbenzoic acid, is an aromatic carboxylic acid, with formula (CH3)C6H4(COOH). It is an isomer of p-toluic acid and m-toluic acid. When purified and recrystallized, o-toluic acid forms needle-shaped crystals. Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article O-Toluic acid, revision 1367977238.

Property

Value

Formula

C8H8O2, 136.15 g/mol

Melting point

104.5 °C

Boiling point

259 °C

Density

1.06 g/cm³

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