Molecule record

2-phenoxyacetic acid

C8H8O3

152.15 g/mol

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Molecular properties

Formula
C8H8O3
Molar mass
152.15 g·mol−1
Exact mass
152.0473 Da
5
PubChem CID
19188

Functional groups

Alkane / alkyl carbon
Aromatic ring
Carboxylic acid
Ether

Physical properties

No source-backed physical properties are curated for this molecule yet.

Common names and synonyms

  • 122-59-8
  • 2-phenoxy-acetic acid
  • 204-556-7
  • Acetic acid, 2-phenoxy-
  • Acetic acid, phenoxy-
  • Acide phenoxyacetique
  • CHEBI:8075
  • DTXCID405873
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  • DTXSID9025873
  • FEMA No. 2872
  • Glycol acid phenyl ether
  • Glycolic acid phenyl ether
  • Glycollic acid phenyl ether
  • NSC-9810
  • PHENOXYACETIC ACID
  • POA cpd
  • Phenoxy acetic acid
  • Phenoxyacetate
  • Phenoxyethanoic acid
  • Phenyl ether glycolic acid
  • Phenylglycolic acid, O-
  • RefChem:929029
  • YRC253429Q
  • o-Phenylglycolic acid

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
O=C(O)COc1ccccc1
Isomeric SMILES
C1=CC=C(C=C1)OCC(=O)O
InChI
InChI=1S/C8H8O3/c9-8(10)6-11-7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5H,6H2,(H,9,10)
InChIKey
LCPDWSOZIOUXRV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
19188

Spectroscopy

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Open library
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Simulated NMR

On-demand educational prediction for 2-phenoxyacetic acid; not experimental data.

Simulated EI mass spectrum

On-demand educational fragmentation for 2-phenoxyacetic acid; not experimental data.

Sources

Molecule identity

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