Benzoic acid, the simplest benzene-based carboxylic acid, has been known since the 16th century. One of its discoverers was the legendary clairvoyant Nostradamus. Its most common natural source is gum ...

Photoactivated ketones show strong potential as hydrogen atom transfer photocatalysts, enabling the activation of carboxylic ...

Major players in the benzoic acid market are Emerald Kalama LLC, IG Petrochemicals Ltd., Merck KGaA, Chemcrux Enterprises Ltd., The Chemical Company, Ganesh Benzoplast Ltd., Huayin Jinqiancheng ...

Carboxylic acids are ubiquitous in bioactive organic molecules and readily available chemical building blocks. Carboxylic ...

Major players in the benzoic acid market are Emerald Kalama LLC, IG Petrochemicals Ltd., Merck KGaA, Chemcrux Enterprises Ltd., The Chemical Company, Ganesh Benzoplast Ltd., Huayin Jinqiancheng ...

It is highly water-soluble and a strong acid with a pK a of –2.8. It has been known since at least the 1880s; its synthesis, which goes back to 1916, is via the reaction of benzene with hot ...