2-Acetylbenzoic acid Chemical Properties

Melting point:

115-117 °C (lit.)

Boiling point:

251.61°C (rough estimate)

Density 

1.2132 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.5380 (estimate)

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

solubility 

Chloroform (Slightly), Dichloromethane, Ethyl Acetate, Methanol (Slightly)

pka

pK1: 4.13 (25°C)

form 

Crystalline Powder

color 

Light yellow to light orange

Water Solubility 

Soluble in Dichloromethane and Ethyl Acetate. Slightly soluble in water.

BRN 

1210557

CAS DataBase Reference

577-56-0(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

2-Acetylbenzoic acid(577-56-0)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

37/39-26-36-24/25

WGK Germany 

3

HS Code 

29183000

MSDS

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2-Acetylbenzoic acid Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Yellow Solid

Uses

A common component of hair dyes.

Uses

2-Acetylbenzoic acid is used as a component of hair dyes. It is used as an intermediate for pharmaceutical, cosmetics, agrochemical and food industries.

Synthesis Reference(s)

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 40, p. 2996, 1975 DOI: 10.1021/jo00908a046

Purification Methods

It crystallises from *C6H6 and H2O (15g/100mL). The oxime has m 156-157o, and the 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazone has m 185-186o(needles from EtOH). [Yale J Am Chem Soc 69 1547 1947, Panetta & Miller Synthesis 43 1977, Beilstein 10 H 690, 10 I 330, 10 II 479, 10 III 3025, 10 IV2766.]

2-Acetylbenzoic acid(577-56-0)Related Product Information

• 4'-Hydroxyacetophenone
• Dichloroacetonitrile
• 4'-Bromoacetophenone
• 2',4'-Dichloroacetophenone
• Methylparaben
• 4-Nitroacetophenone
• Benzoic acid
• 3-Nitroacetophenone
• Estradiol benzoate
• 3-Aminoacetophenone
• 4-Aminobenzoic acid
• Ethyl 2-(Chlorosulfonyl)acetate
• Folic acid
• Citric acid
• Acetophenone
• 2-Bromoacetophenone
• 4-Nitrobenzoic acid
• 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid