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HCID 67613Generated: October 26, 2026

4-(Trifluoromethoxy)benzoic acid

AKOS BBS-00006470 · RARECHEM AL BO 0419 · TIMTEC-BB SBB000455 · uoromethoxy)benzoic Acid · a,a,a-trifluoro-p-anisic acid · P-TRIFLUOROMETHOXYBENZOIC ACID · Anti-Trifluoroxide Benzoic Acids · 4-(TRIFLUOROMETHOXY)BENZOIC ACID

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4-(Trifluoromethoxy)benzoic acid molecular structure

Identifiers & Physical Properties

CAS No.330-12-1
Molecular formulaC8H5F3O3
Average molar mass206.12 g/mol
Monoisotopic mass206.0190785 g/mol
SMILESO=C(O)c1ccc(OC(F)(F)F)cc1
InChIKeyRATSANVPHHXDCT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID67613
ChEMBLCHEMBL316498
EC No.206-352-3
DTXSIDDTXSID20186633

Chemical & Physical Properties

XLogP3.2
Topological polar surface area46.5
Hydrogen bond donors1
Hydrogen bond acceptors6
Rotatable bonds2
Heavy atoms14
Formal charge0
Complexity206
Melting point150-154 °C(lit.)
Boiling point203°C (rough estimate)
Density1.4251 (estimate)
Storage conditionsSealed in dry,Room Temperature
SolubilityChloroform, Methanol
Physical statePowder
pKa (acidity coefficient)3.85±0.10(Predicted)
ColorWhite to cream
BRN977356
InChIInChI=1S/C8H5F3O3/c9-8(10,11)14-6-3-1-5(2-4-6)7(12)13/h1-4H,(H,12,13)
InChIKeyRATSANVPHHXDCT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILESC(O)(=O)C1=CC=C(OC(F)(F)F)C=C1
CAS DataBase Reference330-12-1(CAS DataBase Reference)
NIST Chemistry Reference4-(Trifluoromethoxy)benzoic acid(330-12-1)
UNSPSC Code12352100
NACRESNA.22
GHS pictogramGHS07
Signal wordWarning
GHS hazard statementsH315-H319-H335
GHS precautionary statementsP261-P264-P271-P280-P302+P352-P305+P351+P338
Target organsRespiratory system
Personal protective equipment (PPE)dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves
Hazard symbolsXi
Risk statements (R)36/37/38
Safety statements (S)26-36-37/39
Water hazard class (WGK)3
Hazard classIRRITANTEye Irrit. 2Skin Irrit. 2STOT SE 3
Customs code29189900
Storage class11 - Combustible Solids

Safety & Regulations

GHS classificationWarningH315 (100%): Causes skin irritation [Warning Skin corrosion/irritation]H319 (100%): Causes serious eye irritation [Warning Serious eye damage/eye irritation]H335 (98%): May cause respiratory irritation [Warning Specific target organ toxicity, single exposureRespiratory tract irritation]P261, P264, P264+P265, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P319, P321, P332+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P403+P233, P405, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement)Aggregated GHS information provided per 50 reports by companies from 10 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each notification may be associated with multiple companies.Information may vary between notifications depending on impurities, additives, and other factors. The percentage value in parenthesis indicates the notified classification ratio from companies that provide hazard codes. Only hazard codes with percentage values above 10% are shown. For more detailed information, please visit ECHA C&L website.
Hazard Classes and CategoriesSkin Irrit. 2 (100%)Eye Irrit. 2 (100%)STOT SE 3 (98%)
Personal protective equipment (PPE)dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves
Water hazard class (WGK)3
Customs code29189900
Risk statements (R)36/37/38
Signal wordWarning
GHS pictogramGHS07
Hazard symbolsXi
Safety statements (S)26-36-37/39
Hazard classIRRITANTEye Irrit. 2Skin Irrit. 2STOT SE 3
Storage class11 - Combustible Solids
Target organsRespiratory system
GHS hazard statementsH315-H319-H335
GHS precautionary statementsP261-P264-P271-P280-P302+P352-P305+P351+P338

Applications & Uses

Uses

4-(Trifluoromethoxy)benzoic Acid is a substituted benzoic acid used in the preparation of a various biologically active compounds such as antifungal and antimalarial agents.

General Description

Kinetics of internal acyl migration and hydrolysis of the synthetic β-1-O-acyl-D-glucopyranuronates of 2-, 3-, and 4-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acids in phosphate buffer was studied.