Figure 5. A shows the resonance Raman spectra (in 0.1M NaHCO 3 buffer, pH=8) of pure samples of 4 -vinyl-benzoic acid (1, 1mM), the epoxide product (2, 1mM) and the carboxy-benzaldehyde (3, 1mM) ...

Benzoic acid 1 is the simplest aromatic carboxylic acid and a commonly used preservative in foods and a snowflake mimic in holiday snow globes. This past August, Yifan Meng, Richard N. Zare*, and ...

Benzoic acid: Benzoic acid is dried in a desiccator overnight. Sample Preparation . No sample preparation was required. Analysis . Titer . 100 – 120 mg benzoic acid was weighed into a titration vessel ...