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Encyclopedia: Phthalic acid

Phthalic acid (IUPAC systematic name: benzene-1,2-dicarboxylic acid) is an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, with formula C₆H₄(COOH)₂. It is an isomer of isophthalic acid and terephthalic acid.

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How to say "Phthalic acid" in other languages:

	(Japanese)	フタル酸
	(German)	Phthalsäure
	(Spanish)	Ácido ftálico

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Auguste Laurent

Auguste Laurent (November 14, 1807 - April 23, 1853) was a French chemist who discovered anthracene, discovered phthalic acid, and identified carbolic acid. He devised a systematic nomenclature for organic chemistry based on structural grouping of atoms within molecules to determine how the...

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Phthalic anhydride

Phtalic anhydride Phthalic anhydride is the anhydride of phthalic acid. It melts at 130.8°C and boils at 284.5°C. Dissolves in alcohol and some other organic solvents. Phthalic anhydride is.... It is hydrolysed by hot water, forming orthophthalic acid. Phthalic anhydride is widely used in...

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Phthalic acids

Phthalic acids , also known as benzene dicarboxylic acids, are organic acids with the chemical formula C 6H 4(COOH) 2. There are three isomers: ortho, or phthalic acid (1,2-benzenecarboxylic acid... such as dyes, perfumes, saccharin, phthalates and many others. Phthalic acid was obtained by French...

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1836 in science

isolation of an animal enzyme. Chemistry French chemist Auguste Laurent discovers o-phthalic acid (1,2-benzenecarboxylic acid) by oxidizing naphthalene tetrachloride. The chemical compound acetylene...

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Naphthalene

, or catalytic oxidation with O 2 and a vanadium catalyst, gives phthalic acid. Health effects In... a solvent. It was earlier spelt naphthaline . The name phthalic acid is a shortened naphthalic acid... manufactured from coal tar, and converted to phthalic anhydride for the manufacture of plastics, dyes and...

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Saccharin

phthalic anhydride or phthalic acid (Maumee, 1951) or o-chlorotoluene (Bungard, 1967) Saccharin and...

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