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Formula of Kojic acid (C6H6O4)

Identification of Kojic acid Chemical Compound

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Chemical Formula C6H6O4
Molecular Weight 142.10944 g/mol
IUPAC Name 5-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4H-pyran-4-one
SMILES String OCc1cc(=O)c(O)co1
InChI InChI=1S/C6H6O4/c7-2-4-1-5(8)6(9)3-10-4/h1,3,7,9H,2H2
InChIKey BEJNERDRQOWKJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Chemical Formula Description

The kojic acid molecule contains a total of 16 atom(s). There are 6 Hydrogen atom(s), 6 Carbon atom(s), and 4 Oxygen atom(s). A chemical formula of kojic acid can therefore be written as:

C6H6O4

The chemical formula of kojic acid shown above is based on the molecular formula indicating the numbers of each type of atom in a molecule without structural information, which is different from the empirical formula which provides the numerical proportions of atoms of each type.

The above chemical formula is the basis of stoichiometry in chemical equations, i.e., the calculation of relative quantities of reactants and products in chemical reactions. The law of conservation of mass dictates that the quantity of each element given in the chemical formula does not change in a chemical reaction. Thus, each side of the chemical equation must represent the same quantity of any particular element based on the chemical formula.

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Additional Information for Identifying Kojic acid Molecule


  • InChI (IUPAC International Chemical Identifier) information of kojic acid

    The molecular chemical formulas lack structural information. An alternative textual expression including the structural information is InChI. The full standard InChI of kojic acid is:

    InChI=1S/C6H6O4/c7-2-4-1-5(8)6(9)3-10-4/h1,3,7,9H,2H2

    It can provide a standard way to encode the molecular information of kojic acid to facilitate the search for the compound information in databases and on the web.

    The condensed, 27 character standard InChIKey (hashed version of the full standard InChI) of kojic acid is:

    InChIKey=BEJNERDRQOWKJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

    The InChIKey may allow easier web searches for kojic acid, but it needs to be linked to the full InChI to get back to the original structure of the kojic acid since the full standard InChI cannot be reconstructed from the InChIKey.

  • Other names (synonyms) or registry numbers of kojic acid

    The kojic acid compound may have different names depending on the various different situations of industrial applications. The list of the other names (synonyms) of kojic acid including the registry numbers is given below, if available:

    • T5832731
    • C-34530
    • EN300-20919
    • BBV-46884120
    • ZX-AFC000536
    • K-7000
    • 123712-78-7
    • Kojic acid pound>>5-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4h-pyran-4-on
    • Z381040328
    • F0001-1307
    • I14-19021
    • C65A72E0-0E46-4AF4-AA68-178ECA2E5FCC
    • 5-Hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4H-pyran-4-one Solution
    • SR-01000945134-1
    • M-6079
    • K0012
    • K0010
    • 5-Hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4H-pyran-4-
    • 2-Hydroxymethyl-5-hydroxy-4H-pyran-4-one
    • 2-HYDROXYMETHYL-5-HYDROXY-4-PYRONE
    • Kojic acid, purum, >=98.0% (HPLC)
    • H802
    • RTR-036891
    • 5-Hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-pyrond
    • 2-Hydroxymethyl-5-hydroxy-beta-pyrone
    • 2-Hydroxymethyl-5-Hydroxy-??-Pyrone
    • 5-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethylpyran-4-one
    • 2-Hydroxymethyl-5-hydroxy-|A-pyrone
    • CCG-38458
    • BDBM50031467
    • ANW-46611
    • 2-Hydroxymethyl-5-hydroxy-?-pyrone
    • KUC106760N
    • HMS3604L04
    • 6K23F1TT52
    • HMS502O05
    • Kojic acid, analytical standard
    • BIDD:ER0501
    • Kojic Acid Dipalmitate 5kg
    • Kojic acid, 99% 5g
    • Kojic Acid Solution
    • acido kojico
    • Kojicacid
    • Kojisaeure
    • CAS-501-30-4
    • Pyran-4-one, 5-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)
    • 5-Hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-pyran-4-one
    • MFCD00006580
    • 5-Hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-4H-pyran-4-one
    • 5-Hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-4H-4-pyranone
    • 2-(Hydroxymethyl)-5-hydroxy-4H-pyran-4-one
    • 2-Hydroxymethyl-5-hydroxy-gamma-pyrone
    • 5-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)pyran-4-one
    • 4H-PYRAN-4-ONE, 5-HYDROXY-2-(HYDROXYMETHYL)-
    • 5-Hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-4-pyrone
    • 5-Hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-pyrone
    • 501-30-4
    • kojic acid

Kojic acid Identification Summary Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What’s the chemical formula of kojic acid?
C6H6O4
How many atoms and what are they in the kojic acid structure?
16 atom(s) - 6 Hydrogen atom(s), 6 Carbon atom(s), and 4 Oxygen atom(s)
How many chemical bonds and what are they in the kojic acid structure?
16 bond(s) - 10 non-H bond(s), 3 multiple bond(s), 1 rotatable bond(s), 3 double bond(s), 1 six-membered ring(s), 1 ketone(s) (aliphatic), 2 hydroxyl group(s), 1 primary alcohol(s), and 1 ether(s) (aliphatic)
What’s the molecular weight of kojic acid?
142.10944 g/mol
What’s the SMILES string of kojic acid?
OCc1cc(=O)c(O)co1
What’s the InChI of kojic acid?
InChI=1S/C6H6O4/c7-2-4-1-5(8)6(9)3-10-4/h1,3,7,9H,2H2
What’s the InChIKey of kojic acid?
BEJNERDRQOWKJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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