2-(2-carboxyphenyl)benzoic acid (CED0056784)

Record Information

Version

1.0

Creation Date

2026-08-19 04:14:14 UTC

Update Date

2026-08-19 04:14:14 UTC

Accession Number

CHEM176889

Identification

Common Name

2-(2-carboxyphenyl)benzoic acid

Class

Small Molecule

Description

2-(2-carboxyphenyl)benzoic acid is an organic compound with the chemical formula C14H10O4 and an average molecular weight of 242.23 g/mol. 2-(2-carboxyphenyl)benzoic acid belongs to the biphenyls and derivatives, a subclass of benzene and substituted derivatives within the organic compounds. This compound has been identified in or released from 18 recorded sources. These sources include electrical and electronic equipment, specifically antennas, coils, conductors or conductive bodies characterised by the conductive materials, cores yokes or armatures, and electric switches, among eight other types of equipment. It is also associated with food, food processing and cookware, where it is found in food preservation, the processing of meats, and the preparation of wine or sparkling wine. Additionally, it is present in household cleaning and consumer products, specifically within soap detergents and bleaching agents.

Contaminant Type

Not Available

Chemical Structure

MOL SDF PDB SMILES InChI

Synonyms

Not Available

Chemical Formula

C₁₄H₁₀O₄

Average Molecular Mass

242.230 g/mol

Monoisotopic Mass

242.058 g/mol

CAS Registry Number

482-05-3

IUPAC Name

Not Available

Traditional Name

Not Available

SMILES

Not Available

InChI Identifier

InChI=1S/C14H10O4/c15-13(16)11-7-3-1-5-9(11)10-6-2-4-8-12(10)14(17)18/h1-8H,(H,15,16)(H,17,18)

InChI Key

GWZCCUDJHOGOSO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Chemical Taxonomy

Classification

Not classified

Biological Properties

Status

Detected and Not Quantified

Origin

Not Available

Cellular Locations

Not Available

Biofluid Locations

Not Available

Tissue Locations

Not Available

Applications

Not Available

Biological Roles

Not Available

Chemical Roles

Not Available

Organoleptic Effects

Not Available

Physical Properties

State

Not Available

Appearance

Not Available

Experimental Properties

Property	Value
Melting Point	Not Available
Boiling Point	Not Available
Solubility	Not Available

Predicted Properties

Not Available

Spectra

Not Available

Toxicity Profile

Mechanism of Toxicity

Not Available

Carcinogenicity (IARC Classification)

Not Available

Minimum Risk Level

Not Available

Symptoms

Not Available

Treatment

Not Available

Toxicity Values

Toxicity Value	Unit	Value Range	Organism	Dose Descriptor	Route of Exposure	Predicted or Experimental	Reference
3042.0	Log mg/kg	[1700:5400]	Rat	LD50	oral	predicted	Not Available

Health Effects

Health Effect	Relationship	Direction	Reference

Exposure Sources

Source ID	Source	Sector	Reference
10	Insecticides	Agriculture & land management	Not Available
506	Antennas	Electrical & Electronic Equipment	Not Available
508	Coils	Electrical & Electronic Equipment	Not Available
511	Conductors Or Conductive Bodies Characterised By The Conductive Materials	Electrical & Electronic Equipment	Not Available
513	Cores Yokes Or Armatures	Electrical & Electronic Equipment	Not Available
517	Electric Switches	Electrical & Electronic Equipment	Not Available
519	Electrodes	Electrical & Electronic Equipment	Not Available
520	Emergency Protective Devices	Electrical & Electronic Equipment	Not Available
521	Fixed Capacitors And Their Manufacture	Electrical & Electronic Equipment	Not Available
524	Hybrid Capacitors	Electrical & Electronic Equipment	Not Available
526	Loudspeakers	Electrical & Electronic Equipment	Not Available
529	Power Cables	Electrical & Electronic Equipment	Not Available
530	Radio Transmission Systems	Electrical & Electronic Equipment	Not Available
531	Relays	Electrical & Electronic Equipment	Not Available
545	Food Preservation	Food, food processing & cookware	Not Available
549	Preparation Of Wine Or Sparkling Wine	Food, food processing & cookware	Not Available
552	Processing Meats	Food, food processing & cookware	Not Available
555	Bleaching Agents	Household cleaning & consumer products	Not Available
563	Soap Detergents	Household cleaning & consumer products	Not Available
581	Paper Making Machines	Industrial manufacturing & chemical processing	Not Available
600	Herbicides And Algicides	Agriculture & land management	Not Available
605	Pest Repellants	Agriculture & land management	Not Available
611	Anti Perspirants Or Body Deoderants	Personal care & cosmetics	Not Available
613	Depilatories	Personal care & cosmetics	Not Available
615	Eye Makeup Products	Personal care & cosmetics	Not Available
617	Lip Care Products	Personal care & cosmetics	Not Available
618	Lip Makeup Products	Personal care & cosmetics	Not Available
630	Toys	Recreation & sports surfaces	Not Available
632	Apparel	Textiles, leather & furnishings	Not Available
638	Decorating Textiles	Textiles, leather & furnishings	Not Available
640	Embroidering And Tufting	Textiles, leather & furnishings	Not Available
642	Footwear	Textiles, leather & furnishings	Not Available
643	Headwear	Textiles, leather & furnishings	Not Available
647	Multicolour Dyeing	Textiles, leather & furnishings	Not Available
652	Ropes	Textiles, leather & furnishings	Not Available
655	Slide Fasteners	Textiles, leather & furnishings	Not Available
657	Surface Finishing Of Leather	Textiles, leather & furnishings	Not Available
658	Touch Fasteners	Textiles, leather & furnishings	Not Available
659	Transfer Printing	Textiles, leather & furnishings	Not Available
662	Yarns Or Threads	Textiles, leather & furnishings	Not Available

Pathways

0 pathways

No pathways found

No metabolic pathways have been associated with this synthetic chemical

Targets

Structure	Protein	UniProt ID	Organism	Relationship	Details
Click to view 3D structure	Nicotinate phosphoribosyltransferase	Q6XQN6	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	0.0778492
Click to view 3D structure	Advanced glycosylation end product-specific receptor	Q63495	Rattus norvegicus	Predicted (SEA)	0.389246
Click to view 3D structure	Carbonic anhydrase 12	O43570	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	29.0378
Click to view 3D structure	Carbonic anhydrase 2	P00918	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	41.4158
Click to view 3D structure	Carbonic anhydrase 1	P00915	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	40.1702
Click to view 3D structure	Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C2	P52895	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	6.38364
Click to view 3D structure	Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C3	P42330	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	7.31783
Click to view 3D structure	Carbonic anhydrase 15	Q99N23	Mus musculus	Predicted (SEA)	12.0666
Click to view 3D structure	Prostaglandin G/H synthase 2	P35354	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	24.289
Click to view 3D structure	Prostaglandin G/H synthase 1	P23219	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	14.7914
Click to view 3D structure	Carbonic anhydrase 9	Q16790	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	60.5667
Click to view 3D structure	Cocaine esterase	O00748	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	1.79053
Click to view 3D structure	Liver carboxylesterase 1	P23141	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	6.77288
Click to view 3D structure	Beta-lactamase	O31272	Aeromonas veronii	Predicted (SEA)	0.934191
Click to view 3D structure	Leukotriene B4 receptor 2	Q9JJL9	Mus musculus	Predicted (SEA)	2.80257
Click to view 3D structure	Metallo beta-lactamase	Q6TUJ4	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	Predicted (SEA)	0.233548
Click to view 3D structure	Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C1	Q04828	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	5.68299
Click to view 3D structure	Palmitoleoyl-protein carboxylesterase NOTUM	Q8R116	Mus musculus	Predicted (SEA)	0.856341
Click to view 3D structure	p-hydroxybenzoate hydroxylase	P00438	Pseudomonas fluorescens	Predicted (SEA)	9.57545
Click to view 3D structure	Eukaryotic peptide chain release factor GTP-binding subunit	P05453	Saccharomyces cerevisiae	Predicted (SEA)	0.0778492
Click to view 3D structure	UDP-glucose 4-epimerase	Q8T8E9	Trypanosoma brucei	Predicted (SEA)	0.389246
Click to view 3D structure	Prostaglandin G/H synthase 1	P05979	Ovis aries	Predicted (SEA)	19.3066
Click to view 3D structure	Carbonic anhydrase 7	P43166	Humans	Predicted (SEA)	77.6157
Click to view 3D structure	Streptokinase A	P10520	Streptococcus pyogenes serotype M1	Predicted (SEA)	52.7039
Click to view 3D structure	Carbonic anhydrase 2	Q3I4V7	Cryptococcus neoformans	Predicted (SEA)	23.2769