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Cited in 5 peer-reviewed publications across chromatography, organic synthesis, and cross-coupling reactions.
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4-(Trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid was used in the synthesis of salicylanilide 4-(trifluoromethyl)benzoates via N,N′-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide coupling in dry N,N-dimethylformamide. It was used as internal standard during the ultra trace analysis of fluorinated aromatic carboxylic acids by GC/MS method.
| Pubchem Sid | 488181061 |
|---|---|
| Pubchem Sid Url | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/substance/488181061 |
| Canonical Smiles | C1=CC(=CC=C1C(=O)O)C(F)(F)F |
| IUPAC Name | 4-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid |
| InChIKey | SWKPKONEIZGROQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| INCHI | 1S/C8H5F3O2/c9-8(10,11)6-3-1-5(2-4-6)7(12)13/h1-4H,(H,12,13) |
| Isomeric SMILES | C1=CC(=CC=C1C(=O)O)C(F)(F)F |
| WGK Germany | 3 |
| PubChem CID | 9966 |
| Molecular Weight | 190.12 |
| Beilstein | 2049241 |
| Reaxy-Rn | 2049241 |
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| Kingdom | Organic compounds |
|---|---|
| Superclass | Benzenoids |
| Class | Benzene and substituted derivatives |
| Subclass | Trifluoromethylbenzenes |
| Intermediate Tree Nodes | Not available |
| Direct Parent | Trifluoromethylbenzenes |
| Alternative Parents | Benzoic acids Benzoyl derivatives Monocarboxylic acids and derivatives Carboxylic acids Organooxygen compounds Organofluorides Organic oxides Hydrocarbon derivatives Alkyl fluorides |
| Molecular Framework | Aromatic homomonocyclic compounds |
| Substituents | Trifluoromethylbenzene - Benzoic acid or derivatives - Benzoic acid - Benzoyl - Carboxylic acid derivative - Carboxylic acid - Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives - Alkyl halide - Alkyl fluoride - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organic oxide - Organic oxygen compound - Organohalogen compound - Organofluoride - Organooxygen compound - Aromatic homomonocyclic compound |
| Description | This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as trifluoromethylbenzenes. These are organofluorine compounds that contain a benzene ring substituted with one or more trifluoromethyl groups. |
| External Descriptors | benzoic acids - (trifluoromethyl)benzenes |
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| Lot Number | Certificate Type | Date | Item |
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| Certificate of Analysis | Nov 10, 2025 | T109781 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Sep 09, 2025 | T109781 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Sep 09, 2025 | T109781 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Sep 09, 2025 | T109781 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Jun 16, 2025 | T109781 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Jun 16, 2025 | T109781 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Jun 16, 2025 | T109781 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Jun 16, 2025 | T109781 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Feb 07, 2025 | T109781 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Aug 12, 2024 | T109781 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Mar 23, 2024 | T109781 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Mar 23, 2024 | T109781 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | May 08, 2023 | T109781 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Nov 22, 2022 | T109781 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Nov 22, 2022 | T109781 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Feb 21, 2022 | T109781 |
| Solubility | Soluble in water. |
|---|---|
| Melt Point(°C) | 219-220°C |
| Molecular Weight | 190.120 g/mol |
| XLogP3 | 3.100 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 1 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 5 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 1 |
| Exact Mass | 190.024 Da |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 190.024 Da |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 37.300 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 13 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 192.000 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| The total count of all stereochemical bonds | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
| 1. Yingying Liu, Xue Wang, Danyang Zhang, Chen Wang, Haijiao Xie, Hongping Chen, Yunfeng Chai. (2023) Does deprotonated benzoic acid lose carbon monoxide in collision-induced dissociation?. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY, 59 (1): (e4990). [PMID:38146124] [10.1002/jms.4990] |
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| 5. Jingjing Wang, Zhiwei Liu, Liying Wang, Lu Li, Qian Liu, Zhiwei Liu, Zhenzhu Cao, Yongfeng Zhang, Lin Cheng, Jucai Yang. (2024) Photocatalytic activity of (002) crystalline facets for novel Bi-sourced Bi-MOF nanoparticles enhanced degradation of rhodamine B and reduction of hexavalent chromium. JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS, [PMID:] [10.1016/j.jallcom.2024.175424] |