Sublimes (NTP, 1992)
427 °C (sealed tube)
> 300 °C
sublimes
Boiling Point
greater than 572 °F at 760 mmHg (sublimes without melting) (NTP, 1992)
>572 °F (sublimes)
Density
1.51 (NTP, 1992) - Denser than water; will sink
Specific gravity = 1.522 at 25 °C
Relative density (water = 1): 1.51
1.51
Physical Description
Terephthalic acid is a white powder. (NTP, 1992)
Pellets or Large Crystals; Liquid; Dry Powder
White solid; [Hawley] Odorless or a slight acetic acid odor; [CHEMINFO] Off-white powder;
Solid
WHITE CRYSTALLINE POWDER.
Appearance
Needles
White crystals or powder
State
Solid
Storage Conditions
STORAGE PRECAUTIONS: You should store this material in a refrigerator. (NTP, 1992)
Store in detached units of noncombustible construction.
Computed Properties
Structural Parameters
Heavy atom count
12
Aromatic heavy atom count
6
Rotatable bonds
2
H-bond acceptors
2
H-bond donors
2
Molar refractivity
40.36
TPSA
74.6
LogP / Solubility
WLOGP
1.08
MLOGP
0.95
XLogP3
2
Consensus LogP
1.34
Log S (ESOL)
-1.79
Class (ESOL)
Soluble
Log S (Ali)
-1.7
Class (Ali)
Soluble
Log S (SILICOS-IT)
-1.88
Class (SILICOS-IT)
Soluble
ADME
GI absorption
High
BBB permeant
Yes
P-gp substrate
No
CYP1A2 inhibitor
No
CYP2C19 inhibitor
No
CYP2C9 inhibitor
No
CYP2D6 inhibitor
No
CYP3A4 inhibitor
No
Log Kp (skin permeation)
-2.96
Drug-likeness / Medicinal Chemistry
Lipinski
Yes
Ghose
No
Veber
Yes
Egan
Yes
Muegge
No
Bioavailability score
0.55
Leadlikeness
No
Synthetic Accessibility
1.5
Safety & Transport
Pictogram(s)
Irritant
Health Hazard
Signal
Warning
Danger
GHS Hazard Statements
H315 (17.4%): Causes skin irritation [Warning Skin corrosion/irritation]
H319 (17.1%): Causes serious eye irritation [Warning Serious eye damage/eye irritation]
H335 (15.1%): May cause respiratory irritation [Warning Specific target organ toxicity, single exposure; Respiratory tract irritation]
Not Classified
Reported as not meeting GHS hazard criteria by 1 of 1 companies. For more detailed information, please visit ECHA C&L website.