Stereochemistry | ACHIRAL |
Molecular Formula | C7H5ClO2 |
Molecular Weight | 156.566 |
Optical Activity | NONE |
Defined Stereocenters | 0 / 0 |
E/Z Centers | 0 |
Charge | 0 |
SHOW SMILES / InChI
SMILES
OC(=O)C1=CC=C(Cl)C=C1
InChI
InChIKey=XRHGYUZYPHTUJZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C7H5ClO2/c8-6-3-1-5(2-4-6)7(9)10/h1-4H,(H,9,10)
p-Chlorobenzoic acid is a major metabolite of analgesic agent zomepirac sodium in rat (present as conjugates) and mouse and a minor one in monkey and man. It is a metabolite of antidepressant Lofepramine hydrochloride, and anxiolytic and a muscle relaxant Chlormezanone too. Sodium salt of p-Chlorobenzoic acid is used as a preservative. p-Chlorobenzoic acid may prove useful clinically to prevent and reverse the accumulation of toxic levels of acyl- and arylCoA esters. If the hepatic damage in Reye’s Syndrome is due to the dead-end formation of the CoA esters of acyl- and aryl-CoA esters, then p-chlorobenzoic acid may block their formation, thereby relieving the inhibitions of gluconeogenesis and urea synthesis and preventing some of the damage to the liver.