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o-Toluic acid

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o-Toluic acid[1]
Names
Other names
ortho-toluic acid
Identifiers
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KEGG
  • InChI=1S/C8H8O2/c1-6-4-2-3-5-7(6)8(9)10/h2-5H,1H3,(H,9,10) checkY
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  • InChI=1/C8H8O2/c1-6-4-2-3-5-7(6)8(9)10/h2-5H,1H3,(H,9,10)
    Key: ZWLPBLYKEWSWPD-UHFFFAOYAI
  • O=C(O)c1ccccc1C
Properties
C8H8O2
Molar mass 136.2 g/mol
Density 1.06 g/cm3
Melting point 104–105 °C
Boiling point 259 °C
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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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.

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