Molecule record

2-phenylacetic acid

C8H8O2

136.15 g/mol

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Molecular properties

Formula
C8H8O2
Molar mass
136.15 g·mol−1
Exact mass
136.0524 Da
5
PubChem CID
999

Functional groups

Alkane / alkyl carbon
Aromatic ring
Carboxylic acid

Physical properties

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

Common names and synonyms

  • 103-82-2
  • 203-148-6
  • ANTINEOPLASTON AS 2-1 COMPONENT PHENYLACETIC ACID
  • ANTINEOPLASTON AS2-1 COMPONENT PHENYLACETIC ACID
  • ASTUGENAL COMPONENT PHENYLACETIC ACID
  • Acetic acid, phenyl-
  • Benzenacetic acid
  • Benzeneacetic acid
Show all 24 synonyms
  • Benzylcarboxylic acid
  • Benzylformic acid
  • CHEBI:30745
  • DTXCID201656
  • DTXSID2021656
  • ER5I1W795A
  • FEMA No. 2878
  • Kyselina fenyloctova
  • NSC-125718
  • PHENYL ACETIC ACID
  • PHENYLACETIC ACID
  • Phenylethanoic acid
  • Phenyllacetic acid
  • RefChem:6125
  • alpha-Toluic acid
  • omega-Phenylacetic acid

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
O=C(O)Cc1ccccc1
Isomeric SMILES
C1=CC=C(C=C1)CC(=O)O
InChI
InChI=1S/C8H8O2/c9-8(10)6-7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5H,6H2,(H,9,10)
InChIKey
WLJVXDMOQOGPHL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
999

Spectroscopy

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Open library
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Simulated NMR

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

Simulated EI mass spectrum

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

Sources

Molecule identity

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