Phthalic acidIn organic chemistry, phthalic acid (θ|æ|l|ɪ|k|/ THAL-ik) is an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, with formula C6H4(CO2H)2 and structure HO(O)C\sC6H4\sC(O)OH. Although phthalic acid is of modest commercial importance, the closely related derivative phthalic anhydride is a commodity chemical produced on a large scale. Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article Phthalic acid, revision 1379997075.

Property

Value

Formula

C8H6O4, 166.13 g/mol

Melting point

207 °C

Density

1.593 g/cm³

pKa

2.89

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