para-tert-Butylbenzoic acid

(Redirected from 4-tert-Butylbenzoic acid)

para-tert-Butylbenzoic acid (PTBBA) is an organic compound . A substituted benzoic acid, it is used in alkyd resins.

para-tert-Butylbenzoic acid
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
4-tert-Butylbenzoic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/C11H14O2/c1-11(2,3)9-6-4-8(5-7-9)10(12)13/h4-7H,1-3H3,(H,12,13)
    Key: KDVYCTOWXSLNNI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/C11H14O2/c1-11(2,3)9-6-4-8(5-7-9)10(12)13/h4-7H,1-3H3,(H,12,13)
    Key: KDVYCTOWXSLNNI-UHFFFAOYAA
  • O=C(O)c1ccc(cc1)C(C)(C)C
Properties
C11H14O2
Molar mass 178.231 g·mol−1
Melting point 168.5 to 169.0 °C (335.3 to 336.2 °F; 441.6 to 442.1 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

This compound is produced by oxidizing para-tert-butyltoluene with air.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Takao Maki; Kazuo Takeda. "Benzoic Acid and Derivatives". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a03_555. ISBN 978-3527306732.