Properties of salicylic acid

Thermophysical properties for salicylic acid (CAS: 69-72-7). 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: 3
  • CAS
    69-72-7
  • Formula
    C7H6O3
  • ID
    69-72-7
  • InChI
    C7H6O3/c8-6-4-2-1-3-5(6)7(9)10/h1-4,8H,(H,9,10)
  • InChI Key
    YGSDEFSMJLZEOE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • IUPAC Name
    2-oxidanylbenzoic acid
  • Molecular Weight (kg)
    138.121
  • Phase
    s
  • PubChem ID
    338
  • SMILES
    C1=CC=C(C(=C1)C(=O)O)O
  • Synonyms

Physical Properties

  • Acentric factor
    0.832
  • Critical pressure (bar)
    51.8
  • Critical temperature (°C)
    465.85
  • Critical volume (m³/kmol)
    0.326
  • Dipole moment
    2.65
  • Melting temperature (°C)
    159
  • Normal boiling temperature (°C)
    255.85

State-dependent Properties

  • API gravity
    -27.9859
  • Compressibility factor
    0.00386071
  • Density (kg/m³)
    1462.31
  • Dynamic viscosity (cP)
    0
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)
    650.639
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)
    8.9867e+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))
    144.481
  • Molar volume (m³/kmol)
    0.0944539
  • Parachor
    5.0968e-5
  • Poynting correction factor
    1.00416
  • Prandtl number
  • Saturation pressure (bar)
    6.9212e-8
  • Saturation temperature (°C)
    255.057
  • Solubility parameter
    2.9328e+4
  • Specific enthalpy (kJ)
    0
  • Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)
    0
  • Specific gravity
    1.46375
  • Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)
    1.04605
  • Surface tension
    0.0622988
  • Thermal conductivity
  • Thermal diffusivity

Safety Properties

  • Autoignition temperature (°C)
    -273.15
  • Flash point temperature (°C)
    128.819
  • Lower flammability limit
    0.0170358
  • Upper flammability limit
    0.0963983

Environmental Properties

  • Global warming potential
  • Ozone depletion potential