Loading AI tools
Chemical compound From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Phenylglyoxylic acid is the organic compound with the formula C6H5C(O)CO2H. The conjugate base, known as benzoylformate is the substrate of benzoylformate decarboxylase, a thiamine diphosphate-dependent enzyme:
Names | |
---|---|
Preferred IUPAC name
Oxo(phenyl)acetic acid | |
Other names
Benzoyl formate Phenylglyoxalic acid Phenylglyoxylate | |
Identifiers | |
3D model (JSmol) |
|
ChEBI | |
ChemSpider | |
ECHA InfoCard | 100.009.345 |
EC Number |
|
KEGG | |
PubChem CID |
|
UNII | |
CompTox Dashboard (EPA) |
|
| |
| |
Properties | |
C8H6O3 | |
Molar mass | 150.13 g/mol |
Appearance | colorless solid |
Melting point | 64 to 66 °C (147 to 151 °F; 337 to 339 K) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
|
It is a colourless solid with a melting point of 64–66 °C and is moderately acidic (pKa = 2.15).
Phenylglyoxylic acid can be synthesized by oxidation of mandelic acid with potassium permanganate.[1] An alternative synthesis involves hydrolysis of benzoyl cyanide.[2]
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.