Molecule record

2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid

C8H5F3O2

190.12 g/mol

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Molecular properties

Formula
C8H5F3O2
Molar mass
190.12 g·mol−1
Exact mass
190.0242 Da
5
PubChem CID
9899

Functional groups

Alkane / alkyl carbon
Alkyl halide
Aromatic ring
Carboxylic acid

Physical properties

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

Common names and synonyms

  • .alpha.,.alpha.,.alpha.-Trifluoro-o-toluic acid
  • 0R1CK7MZUA
  • 2-(Trifluoromethyl)benzoicAcid
  • 2-(trifluoroformyl)benzoic acid
  • 2-TFMBA
  • 2-trifluoromethyl benzoic acid
  • 207-093-9
  • 433-97-6
Show all 24 synonyms
  • AKOS000118808
  • Benzoic acid, 2-(trifluoromethyl)-
  • CHEBI:60694
  • DTXCID10818254
  • DTXSID90870537
  • HMS1409D18
  • MFCD00002476
  • NSC-88326
  • RefChem:462548
  • SCHEMBL221518
  • alpha,alpha,alpha-Trifluoro-o-toluic acid
  • o-(trifluoroformyl)benzoic acid
  • o-Trifluoromethylbenzoic acid
  • ortho-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid
  • ortho-trifluormethylbenzoic acid
  • trifluoromethylbenzoic acid

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
O=C(O)c1ccccc1C(F)(F)F
Isomeric SMILES
C1=CC=C(C(=C1)C(=O)O)C(F)(F)F
InChI
InChI=1S/C8H5F3O2/c9-8(10,11)6-4-2-1-3-5(6)7(12)13/h1-4H,(H,12,13)
InChIKey
FBRJYBGLCHWYOE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
9899

Spectroscopy

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Simulated NMR

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Simulated EI mass spectrum

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Sources

Molecule identity

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