| Weight | 122.123 g/mol | 
|---|---|
| Formula | C7H6O2 | 
| Hydrogen Acceptors | 1 | 
| Hydrogen Donors | 1 | 
| Aromatic Rings | 1 | 
| Rotatable Bonds | 1 | 
benzoic acid (117500-35-3, 65-85-0)
Potassium Benzoate · Ucephan
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- Effect of benzoic acid on metabolic fluxes in yeasts: A continuous-culture study on the regulation of respiration and alcoholic fermentation (Yeast, 1992)
- Benzoic and cinnamic acid derivatives as antioxidants: structure-activity relation. (Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 1999)
- Facile synthesis of ethynylated benzoic acid derivatives and aromatic compounds via ethynyltrimethylsilane (Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1981)
- Infrared Spectra of Solid 1:1 Pyridine-Benzoic Acid Complexes; the Nature of the Hydrogen Bond as a Function of the Acid-Base Levels in the Complex1 (The Journal of Physical Chemistry, 1965)
- Predicting the Stereochemistry of Diphenylphosphino Benzoic Acid (DPPBA)-Based Palladium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Alkylation Reactions: A Working Model (Accounts of Chemical Research, 2006)
- Cloning and sequencing of two tandem genes involved in degradation of 2,3-dihydroxybiphenyl to benzoic acid in the polychlorinated biphenyl-degrading soil bacterium Pseudomonas sp. strain KKS102. (Journal of Bacteriology, 1989)
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- H315: Causes skin irritation
 Warning Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 2
- H318: Causes serious eye damage
 Danger Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 1
- H335: May cause respiratory irritation
 Warning Specific target organ toxicity, single exposure; Respiratory tract irritation - Category 3
- H372: Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
 Danger Specific target organ toxicity, repeated exposure - Category 1
- H373: Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
 Warning Specific target organ toxicity, repeated exposure - Category 2
- Potassium Benzoate
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          Benzoic acid , C7H6O2 (or C6H5COOH), is a colorless crystalline solid and a simple aromatic carboxylic acid. The name is derived from gum benzoin, which was for a long time its only known source. Benzoic acid occurs naturally in many plants and serves as an intermediate in the biosynthesis of many secondary metabolites.
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