Phenylformic acid

[C6H5COOH;occurs naturally in gum benzoin; it is used as a food preservative, locally as a fungistatic, and orally as an antiseptic, diuretic, and expectorant. It is excreted rapidly as hippuric acid. Synonym: benzoyl hydrate, flowers of benzoin.

[1. A salt or ester of benzoic acid. The salts are often used as pharmaceutical or food preservatives.

Molecular Formula: C₇H₅O₂^-

InChI: InChI=1/C7H6O2/c8-7(9)6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5H,(H,8,9)/p-1/fC7H5O2/q-1

InChIKey: InChIKey=WPYMKLBDIGXBTP-UJYIWYDQCH
SMILES: [O-]C(=O)c1ccccc1

CAS number 766-76-7

Names:
    Benzenecarboxylic acid
    benzoate anion
    benzoate
    Benzoate
    benzoate
    benzoate anion
    benzoate
    Benzoic acid
    benzoic acid, ion(1−)
    Dracylic acid
    Phenylformic acid

Registries:
    PubChem CID 242
    Beilstein =1862486
    CAS 766-76-7 (from NIST)
    ChEBI 16150
    Gmelin 2945
    Kegg C00180
    PubChem ID 10535300
    PubChem ID 3480
    UM-BBD c0121