Carboxylic Acid Unknown Candidates

Name Formula Melting Point (oC) Boiling Point (oC)
formic HCOOH 8 100.5
acetic CH3COOH 16.6 118
propionic CH3CH2COOH -22 141
butyric CH3(CH2)2COOH -6 164
valeric CH3(CH2)3COOH -34 187
caproic CH3(CH2)4COOH -3 205
lauric CH3(CH2)10COOH 44 225
myristic CH3(CH2)12COOH 54 251
palmitic CH3(CH2)14COOH 63 269
stearic CH3(CH2)16COOH 70 287
oleic cis-9-Octadecenoic 16 223
cyclohexanecarboxylic cyclo-C6H11COOH 31 233
phenylacetic C6H5CH2COOH 77 266
benzoic C6H5COOH 122 250
o-toluic o-CH3C6H4COOH 106 259
m-toluic m-CH3C6H4COOH 112 263
p-toluic p-CH3C6H4COOH 180 275
o-chlorobenzoic o-ClC6H4COOH 141  
m-chlorobenzoic m-ClC6H4COOH 154  
p-chlorobenzoic p-ClC6H4COOH 242  
o-bromobenzoic o-BrC6H4COOH 148  
m-bromobenzoic m-BrC6H4COOH 156  
p-bromobenzoic p-BrC6H4COOH 254  
o-nitrobenzoic o-O2NC6H4COOH 147  
m-nitrobenzoic m-O2NC6H4COOH 141  
p-nitrobenzoic p-O2NC6H4COOH 242  
phthalic o-C6H4(COOH)2 231  
salicylic o-HOC6H4COOH 159  
p-hydroxybenzoic p-HOC6H4COOH 213  
anthanilic o-H2NC6H4COOH 146  
m-aminobenzoic m-H2NC6H4COOH 179  
p-aminobenzoic p-H2NC6H4COOH 187  
o-methoxybenzoic o-CH3OC6H4COOH 101  
m-methoxybenzoic m-CH3OC6H4COOH 110  
anisic p-CH3OC6H4COOH 184  
acrylic CH2=CHCHO 12 142
crotonic trans-CH3CH=CHCOOH 72 189
isocrotonic cis-CH3CH=CHCOOH 16 172
methacrylic CH2=C(CH3)COOH 16 162
sorbic CH3CH=CHCH=CHCOOH 134  
cinnamic trans-C6H5CH=CHCOOH 137 300
maleic cis-HOOCCH=CHCOOH 131  
fumaric trans-HOOCCH=CHCOOH 302