Properties of benzoic acid
Thermophysical properties for benzoic acid (CAS: 65-85-0). Use the selector below to view properties in different unit systems.
Calculation Conditions
The following state-dependent properties were calculated at these standard conditions.
Temperature
25 °C
Pressure
1.01325 bar
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Open CalculatorIdentification
- AtomsC: 7, H: 6, O: 2
- CAS65-85-0
- FormulaC7H6O2
- ID65-85-0
- InChIC7H6O2/c8-7(9)6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5H,(H,8,9)
- InChI KeyWPYMKLBDIGXBTP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- IUPAC Namebenzoic acid
- Molecular Weight (kg)122.121
- Phases
- PubChem ID243
- SMILESC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)O
- Synonyms
Physical Properties
- Acentric factor0.6383
- Critical pressure (bar)45.5962
- Critical temperature (°C)478.85
- Critical volume (m³/kmol)0.341
- Dipole moment1
- Melting temperature (°C)122.4
- Normal boiling temperature (°C)250.2
State-dependent Properties
- API gravity-1.34816
- Compressibility factor0.00396447
- Density (kg/m³)1259.08
- Dynamic viscosity (cP)0
- Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)655.222
- Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)8.0017e+4
- Gibbs free energy (kJ/kmol)0
- Joule–Thomson coefficient
- Kinematic viscosity
- Molar enthalpy (kJ/kmol)0
- Molar entropy (kJ/(kmol·K))0
- Molar heat capacity (kJ/(kmol·K))146.8
- Molar volume (m³/kmol)0.0969924
- Parachor5.0499e-5
- Poynting correction factor1.00461
- Prandtl number
- Saturation pressure (bar)7.7791e-6
- Saturation temperature (°C)248.929
- Solubility parameter2.6260e+4
- Specific enthalpy (kJ)0
- Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)0
- Specific gravity1.26032
- Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)1.20208
- Surface tension0.0399468
- Thermal conductivity
- Thermal diffusivity
Safety Properties
- Autoignition temperature (°C)570
- Flash point temperature (°C)121.11
- Lower flammability limit0.0158412
- Upper flammability limit0.0907545
Environmental Properties
- Global warming potential
- Ozone depletion potential