o-Toluic acid

o-Toluic acid^[1]
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 2-Methylbenzoic acid
	Other names ortho-toluic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	118-90-1 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:36632 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL114957 ;
ChemSpider	8070 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.003.896
KEGG	C07215 ;
PubChem CID	8373;
UNII	9NR3033Y0U ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID6026161 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C8H8O2/c1-6-4-2-3-5-7(6)8(9)10/h2-5H,1H3,(H,9,10) Key: ZWLPBLYKEWSWPD-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C8H8O2/c1-6-4-2-3-5-7(6)8(9)10/h2-5H,1H3,(H,9,10) Key: ZWLPBLYKEWSWPD-UHFFFAOYAI;
	SMILES O=C(O)c1ccccc1C;
Properties
Chemical formula	C8H8O2
Molar mass	136.2 g/mol
Density	1.06 g/cm3
Melting point	104 to 105 °C (219 to 221 °F; 377 to 378 K)
Boiling point	259 °C (498 °F; 532 K)
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)	-80.83·10−6 cm3/mol
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

o-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. o-Toluic acid was first noticed by Sir William Ramsay, credited discoverer of the noble gases and winner of the 1904 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

o-Toluic acid is prepared by oxidation of o-xylene with nitric acid.^[2]

References

^ O-TOLUIC ACID - Compound Summary, PubChem.
^ Harold E. Zaugg; Richard T. Rapala (1947). "o-Toluic Acid". Org. Synth. 27: 84. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.027.0084.

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[1] O-TOLUIC ACID - Compound Summary, PubChem.

[2] Harold E. Zaugg; Richard T. Rapala (1947). "o-Toluic Acid". Org. Synth. 27: 84. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.027.0084.

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