O-Toluic acid
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o-Toluic acid, also 2-methylbenzoic acid, is an aromatic carboxylic acid
, with formula (CH3)C6H4(COOH). It is an isomer of p-toluic acid and m-toluic acid
. When purified and recrystallized, o-toluic acid forms needle-shaped crystals. o-Toluic acid was first noticed by Sir William Ramsay, credited discoverer of the noble gases and winner of the 1904 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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Carboxylic acid
Carboxylic acids are organic acids characterized by the presence of at least one carboxyl group. The general formula of a carboxylic acid is R-COOH, where R is some monovalent functional group...
, with formula (CH3)C6H4(COOH). It is an isomer of p-toluic acid and m-toluic acid
M-Toluic acid
m-Toluic acid, , is an aromatic carboxylic acid, with formula C6H4. It is an isomer of p-toluic acid and o-toluic acid....
. When purified and recrystallized, o-toluic acid forms needle-shaped crystals. o-Toluic acid was first noticed by Sir William Ramsay, credited discoverer of the noble gases and winner of the 1904 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of chemistry. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895, awarded for outstanding contributions in chemistry, physics, literature,...
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