Identification

PhytoHub ID
PHUB000297
Name
Benzoic acid
Systematic Name
Not Available
Synonyms
Not Available
CAS Number
Not Available
Average Mass
122.123
Monoisotopic Mass
122.036779433
Chemical Formula
C7H6O2
IUPAC Name
benzoic acid
InChI Key
WPYMKLBDIGXBTP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C7H6O2/c8-7(9)6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5H,(H,8,9)
SMILES
OC(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1
Structure

Calculated Properties

Solubility (ALOGPS)
7.08e+00 g/l
LogS (ALOGPS)
-1.24
LogP (ALOGPS)
1.72
Hydrogen Acceptors
2
Hydrogen Donors
1
Rotatable Bond Count
1
Polar Surface Area
37.3
Refractivity
33.3142
Polarizability
11.97122123950103
Formal Charge
0
Physiological Charge
-1
pKa (strongest basic)
Not Available
pKa (strongest acidic)
4.07523327743486
Number of Rings
1
Rule of Five
Yes
Bioavailability
Yes
Ghose Filter
No
Veber's Rule
Yes
MDDR-like Rule
No

Taxonomy as Food Phytochemical

Family
Polyphenols
Class
Phenolic acids
Sub-class
Hydroxybenzoic acids

Taxonomy as Metabolite

Metabolite Family
(Poly)phenol metabolites
Metabolite Class
Phenolic acid metabolites
Metabolite Sub-class
Benzoic and hippuric acids

Taxonomy of its Food Phytochemical Precursor(s)

Food PhytochemicalFamilyClassSub-class
Procyanidin dimer A2PolyphenolsFlavonoidsFlavan-3-olsShow Food Phytochemical
Caftaric acidPolyphenolsPhenolic acidsHydroxycinnamic acidsShow Food Phytochemical
5-O-Caffeoylquinic acidPolyphenolsPhenolic acidsHydroxycinnamic acidsShow Food Phytochemical
Coumaric acid (p-)PolyphenolsPhenolic acidsHydroxycinnamic acidsShow Food Phytochemical
QuercetinPolyphenolsFlavonoidsFlavonolsShow Food Phytochemical
Caffeic acidPolyphenolsPhenolic acidsHydroxycinnamic acidsShow Food Phytochemical

Classyfire Taxonomy

Kingdom Name
Organic compounds
Class
Benzene and substituted derivatives
Super-class
Benzenoids
Sub-class
Benzoic acids and derivatives
Direct Parent Name
Benzoic acids
Alternative Parent Names
["Benzoyl derivatives", "Carboxylic acids", "Hydrocarbon derivatives", "Monocarboxylic acids and derivatives", "Organic oxides", "Organooxygen compounds"]
External Descriptor Annotations
["benzoic acids"]
Substituent Names
["Aromatic homomonocyclic compound", "Benzoic acid", "Benzoyl", "Carboxylic acid", "Carboxylic acid derivative", "Hydrocarbon derivative", "Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives", "Organic oxide", "Organic oxygen compound", "Organooxygen compound"]

Spectra from Phytohub

Role as Biomarker of intake

No roles as Biomarker of intake found

Metabolism

Inter-Individual Variations in Metabolism

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