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benzoic acid

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benzoic acid

Summary

benzoic acid is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,719 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • benzoic acid's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • benzoic acid's canonical SMILES is recorded as C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)O[4].
  • benzoic acid's chemical formula is recorded as C₇H₆O₂[5].
  • benzoic acid is a type of benzoic acid[6].
  • benzoic acid is part of cellular response to benzoic acid[7].
  • benzoic acid is part of response to benzoic acid[8].
  • benzoic acid is used for medication[9].
  • benzoic acid is used for food preservative[10].
  • benzoic acid's Commons category is recorded as Benzoic acid[11].
  • benzoic acid comprises oxygen[12].
  • benzoic acid comprises carbon[13].
  • benzoic acid comprises hydrogen[14].

Why It Matters

benzoic acid ranks in the top 3% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,719 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Found in taxon → Streptomyces lavendulae, Ribes nigrum, Populus nigra +173
    Electric dipole moment → {'unit': 'Q40603', 'amount': '+1.72'}
    Different from → benzoic acid
    Subclass of → —
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007566441405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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