C7H6O2
122.12 g/mol
Food AdditiveDanger
Benzoic acid
CAS65-85-0EC200-618-2
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Organic Acid
Primary Use
food and drug preservative
Benzoic acid is a simple aromatic carboxylic acid widely used as a preservative in food and pharmaceutical products to inhibit microbial growth. It occurs naturally in some plants and is also produced synthetically for industrial applications.
food preservativedrug preservativechemical intermediate
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Referencestereoisomer of
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Referencestereoisomer of
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Referencestereoisomer of
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Safety Reference
Danger
H315Causes skin irritation
H318Causes serious eye damage
H372Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
H302Harmful if swallowed
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H361Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child
H373May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
H402Harmful to aquatic life
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
benzoic acid
InChIKey
WPYMKLBDIGXBTP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)O
Synonyms (113)
- E210
- Benzoic acid (JP18/USP)
- Benzoic acid, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
- Benzoic acid, USP, 99.5-100.5%
- Benzoic acid, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
- Benzoic acid, meets USP testing specifications
- Benzoic acid, meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP, USP, FCC, E210, 99.5-100.5% (alkalimetric)
- Glycopyrronium Bromide EP Impurity D
- 1gyx
- 1kqb
- 27 - Preservatives in Cream
- 31 - Preservatives in Mascara
- 760 - Preservatives
- Acid, Benzoic
- Acide benzoique
- Acide benzoique [French]
- Acido benzoico
- Acido benzoico [Italian]
- Acidum benzoicum
- Aromatic acid
- Aromatic carboxylic acid
- B A
- BENZOIC ACID [MART.]
- BENZOIC-4-D1 ACID
- Benzeneformic acid
- Benzenemethanoic acid
- Benzenemethonic acid
- Benzoate (VAN)
- Benzoate, Potassium
- Benzoesaeure
- Benzoesaeure GK
- Benzoesaeure GV
- Benzoesaeure [German]
- Benzoic acid (7CI,8CI,9CI)
- Benzoic acid (NIST)
- Benzoic acid (Standard)
- Benzoic acid (e 210)
- Benzoic acid (natural)
- Benzoic acid - Melting point
- Benzoic acid CRS
- Benzoic acid, SAJ first grade
- Benzoic acid, p.a.
- Benzoic acid, puriss. p.a.
- Benzoic acid, tech.
- Benzoicum acidum
- Benzyl acid
- Carboxybenzene
- Diacylate
- Diacylic acid
- Dracylate
- Dracylic acid
- Eyelids Wipes
- HA 1
- HA 1 (acid)
- INS NO.210
- Kyselina benzoova
- Kyselina benzoova [Czech]
- MEFENAMIC ACID IMPURITY D
- Menno-florades
- Oracylic acid
- Phenylcarboxylic acid
- Provita
- Provita Combat
- Provita Equiband
- Retarder BA
- Retarder BAX
- Retardex
- Rheumatism Diarrhea
- SAMPL4, O1
- Salvo liquid
- Salvo powder
- Sodium benzoic acid
- Solvo powder
- TIAPROFENIC ACID IMPURITY D
- Tenn-Plas
- Unisept BZA
- Vevovitall
- Whitfield's
- benzene-2-carboxylic acid
- benzenecarboxylic
- benzenecarboxylic acid
- benzoic acid
- benzoic aicd
- bezoic acid
- hydron;benzoate
- phenylcarboxy
- phenylformic acid