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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Identification

  • Atoms
    C: 7, H: 6, O: 2
  • CAS
    65-85-0
  • Formula
    C7H6O2
  • ID
    65-85-0
  • InChI
    C7H6O2/c8-7(9)6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5H,(H,8,9)
  • InChI Key
    WPYMKLBDIGXBTP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • IUPAC Name
    benzoic acid
  • Molecular Weight (kg)
    122.121
  • Phase
    s
  • PubChem ID
    243
  • SMILES
    C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)O
  • Synonyms

Physical Properties

  • Acentric factor
    0.6383
  • Critical pressure (bar)
    45.5962
  • Critical temperature (°C)
    478.85
  • Critical volume (m³/kmol)
    0.341
  • Dipole moment
    1
  • Melting temperature (°C)
    122.4
  • Normal boiling temperature (°C)
    250.2

State-dependent Properties

  • API gravity
    -1.34816
  • Compressibility factor
    0.00396447
  • 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
  • Parachor
    5.0499e-5
  • Poynting correction factor
    1.00461
  • Prandtl number
  • Saturation pressure (bar)
    7.7791e-6
  • Saturation temperature (°C)
    248.929
  • Solubility parameter
    2.6260e+4
  • Specific enthalpy (kJ)
    0
  • Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)
    0
  • Specific gravity
    1.26032
  • Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)
    1.20208
  • Surface tension
    0.0399468
  • Thermal conductivity
  • Thermal diffusivity

Safety Properties

  • Autoignition temperature (°C)
    570
  • Flash point temperature (°C)
    121.11
  • Lower flammability limit
    0.0158412
  • Upper flammability limit
    0.0907545

Environmental Properties

  • Global warming potential
  • Ozone depletion potential