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gallic acid

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Also known as pyrogallol-5-carboxylic acid, 3,4,5-Trihydroxy-Benzoate, 3,4,5-Trihydroxy-Benzoic acid

3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid

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Gallic acid, also identified as 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid, is a chemical compound with the formula C₇H₆O₅. Its molecular mass is listed as 170.022, while its weight is recorded as 170.12. The substance has a charge of 0 and a canonical SMILES notation of C1=C(C=C(C(=C1O)O)O)C(=O)O.

The compound exhibits specific physicochemical properties, including an xlogp value of 0.7 and a topological polar surface area of 98. It contains four hydrogen bond donors and five hydrogen bond acceptors. Gallic acid is the subject of 19,244 publications in the PubMed database and is referenced by 248 other encyclopedia articles.

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Chemical data

Formula
C7H6O5
Molecular weight
170.12 g/mol
IUPAC name
3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid
SMILES
C1=C(C=C(C(=C1O)O)O)C(=O)O
InChIKey
LNTHITQWFMADLM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
0.7
Polar surface area
98 Ų
H-bond donors
4
H-bond acceptors
5
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Has part
hydrogen
Mass
170.022
Image
Gallic acid powder.jpg
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found in taxon
Dactylorhiza maculata
Commons category
Gallic acid
chemical formula
C₇H₆O₅
canonical SMILES
C1=C(C=C(C(=C1O)O)O)C(=O)O
has characteristic
bitterness
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Encyclopedic overview

Names

Preferred IUPAC name 3,4,5-Trihydroxybenzoic acid

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “gallic acid” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.