Benzoic acidBenzoic acid is a white or colorless crystalline organic compound with the formula C6H5COOH, whose structure consists of a benzene ring (C6H6) with a carboxyl (\sC(\dO)OH) substituent. Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article Benzoic acid, revision 1380101760.

Property

Value

Formula

C7H6O2, 122.12 g/mol

Melting point

122 °C

Boiling point

250 °C

Density

1.2659 g/cm³

Flash point

121.5 °C

log P, measured

1.87

pKa

4.202

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