(6-Hydroxybenzofuran-3-yl)acetic acid
[CAS# 69716-04-7]

Identification

• Name: (6-Hydroxybenzofuran-3-yl)acetic acid
• Molecular Formula: C₁₀H₈O₄
• Molecular Weight: 192.17
• CAS Registry Number: 69716-04-7
• EC Number: 820-529-8

Properties

• Solubility: Slightly soluble (1.9 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.^*
• Density: 1.453±0.06 g/cm³ (20 ºC 760 Torr), Calc.^*
• Melting point: 139-140 ºC^**
• Boiling point: 251.5±9.0 ºC (760 Torr), Calc.^*
• Flash point: 105.9±18.7 ºC, Calc.^*

^* Calculated using Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) Software V11.02 (©1994-2013 ACD/Labs)

^** Dulenko, V. I.; Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii 1979, (7), P992.

Safety Data

Hazard Classification

Hazard	Class	Category Code	Hazard Statement
Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure	STOT SE	3	H335
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	4	H302
Eye irritation	Eye Irrit.	2A	H319
Skin irritation	Skin Irrit.	2	H315