Benzenedicarboxylic acid

Benzenedicarboxylic acid is a group of chemical compounds which are dicarboxylic derivatives of benzene. Benzenedicarboxylic acid comes in three isomers:

Common Name Phthalic acid Isophthalic acid Terephthalic acid
Systematic Name 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid 1,3-benzenedicarboxylic acid 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid
Structural Formula
CAS Registry Number 88-99-3 121-91-5 100-21-0

All isomers share the molecular weight 166.13 g/mol and the chemical formula C8H6O4.