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homogentisic acid
Sign in to saveAlso known as 2-(2,5-dihydroxyphenyl)ethanoic acid, 2-(2,5-dihydroxyphenyl)acetic acid, Homogentisate, 2,5-Dihydroxy-benzeneacetic acid, 2,5-Dihydroxy-a-toluic acid, Melanic acid, Alcapton, Homogentisinate
chemical compound
Chemical data
- Formula
- C8H8O4
- Molecular weight
- 168.15 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-(2,5-dihydroxyphenyl)acetic acid
- SMILES
- C1=CC(=C(C=C1O)CC(=O)O)O
- InChIKey
- IGMNYECMUMZDDF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 0.5
- Polar surface area
- 77.8 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 3
- H-bond acceptors
- 4
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Has part
- hydrogen
- Mass
- 168.042
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- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC(=C(C=C1O)CC(=O)O)O
- chemical formula
- C₈H₈O₄
- Commons category
- Homogentisic acid
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