Chemistry:2-Fluorobenzoic acid

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2-Fluorobenzoic acid
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
2-Fluorobenzoic acid
Other names
o-Fluorobenzoic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
KEGG
UNII
Properties
C7H5FO2
Molar mass 140.113 g·mol−1
Melting point 126 °C (259 °F; 399 K)
log P 1.856
Acidity (pKa) 3.27
Hazards
Safety data sheet Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary
Flash point 102 °C (216 °F; 375 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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2-Fluorobenzoic acid is an aromatic organic compound with the formula FC6H4CO2H. It is one of three isomeric fluorobenzoic acids. Its conjugate base is 2-fluorobenzoate. The compound is an irritant.

Its metabolism has been studied extensively in the field of microbiology.[1][2] Its conjugate base is part of the pathway of 2-fluorobiphenyl metabolism by Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes.

See also

References

  1. Milne, G. W. A.; P. Goldman; J. L. Holtzman (1968). "The metabolism of 2-fluorobenzoic acid. Studies with 18O2". J. Biol. Chem. 243 (20): 5374–5376. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)91959-9. PMID 5702050. http://www.jbc.org/content/243/20/5374. 
  2. Murphy, Cormac D.; Quirke, Shane; Balogun, Olufunmilayo (2008). "Degradation of fluorobiphenyl by Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenesKF707". FEMS Microbiology Letters 286 (1): 45–9. doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.2008.01243.x. PMID 18616594.