CHEBI:15702 - terephthalic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:15702
ChEBI Nameterephthalic acid
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DefinitionA benzenedicarboxylic acid carrying carboxy groups at positions 1 and 4. One of three possible isomers of benzenedicarboxylic acid, the others being phthalic and isophthalic acids.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:9452, CHEBI:26870
Last Modified10 August 2020
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FormulaC8H6O4
Net Charge0
Average Mass166.132
Monoisotopic Mass166.02661
SMILESO=C(O)c1ccc(C(=O)O)cc1
InChIInChI=1S/C8H6O4/c9-7(10)5-1-2-6(4-3-5)8(11)12/h1-4H,(H,9,10)(H,11,12)
InChIKeyKKEYFWRCBNTPAC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
terephthalic acid (CHEBI:15702) is a benzenedicarboxylic acid (CHEBI:26094)
terephthalic acid (CHEBI:15702) is conjugate acid of terephthalate(1−) (CHEBI:30801)
Incoming Relation(s)
4-[(2-hydroxyethoxy)carbonyl]benzoic acid (CHEBI:131735) has functional parent terephthalic acid (CHEBI:15702)
4-carbamoylbenzoic acid (CHEBI:50738) has functional parent terephthalic acid (CHEBI:15702)
dimethyl terephthalate (CHEBI:156286) has functional parent terephthalic acid (CHEBI:15702)
tamibarotene (CHEBI:32181) has functional parent terephthalic acid (CHEBI:15702)
terephthalamide (CHEBI:38802) has functional parent terephthalic acid (CHEBI:15702)
terephthalate(1−) (CHEBI:30801) is conjugate base of terephthalic acid (CHEBI:15702)
IUPAC Name 
benzene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid
Synonyms  Source
Terephthalic acidKEGG COMPOUND
1,4-Benzenedicarboxylic acidKEGG COMPOUND
terephthalic acidIUPAC
p-benzenedicarboxylic acidNIST Chemistry WebBook
TPANIST Chemistry WebBook
para-benzenedicarboxylic acidChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
C06337KEGG COMPOUND
TEREPHTHALATEMetaCyc
HMDB0002428HMDB
Terephthalic_acidWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
Gmelin:50561Gmelin
Reaxys:1909333Reaxys
CAS:100-21-0KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:100-21-0ChemIDplus
CAS:100-21-0NIST Chemistry WebBook
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