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IUPAC name
N-Benzoylglycine
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Preferred IUPAC name
Benzamidoacetic acid | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.007.098 |
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Properties | |
C9H9NO3 | |
Molar mass | 179.175 g·mol−1 |
Density | 1.371 g/cm3 |
Melting point | 187 to 188 °C (369 to 370 °F; 460 to 461 K) |
Boiling point | 240 °C (464 °F; 513 K) (decomposes) |
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Safety data sheet (SDS) | Material Safety Data Sheet |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Hippuric acid (Gr. hippos, horse, ouron, urine) is a carboxylic acid and organic compound. It is found in urine and is formed from the combination of benzoic acid and glycine. Levels of hippuric acid rise with the consumption of phenolic compounds (such as in fruit juice, tea and wine). The phenols are first converted to benzoic acid, and then to hippuric acid and excreted in urine.[1]
Hippuric acid crystallizes in rhombic prisms which are readily soluble in hot water, melt at 187 °C, and decompose at about 240 °C.[2] High concentrations of hippuric acid may also indicate a toluene intoxication; however, scientists have called this correlation into question because there are other variables that affect levels of hippuric acid.[3] When many aromatic compounds such as benzoic acid and toluene are taken internally, they are converted to hippuric acid by reaction with the amino acid, glycine.