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Molar mass of Gallic acid

The molecular formula of Gallic acid is C7H6O5, giving a molar mass of 170.120 g/mol.

Molar mass
170.120g/mol

Computed from the formula with the IUPAC conventional atomic weights (abridged, 2021 edition).

Formula
C7H6O5
Category
Plant Metabolites
Atoms per molecule
18

Gallic acid conversions

Mass ↔ amount and solution conversions derived from the stored molar mass of 170.120 g/mol.

1 mmol170.120 mg
1 g5.8782 mmol
1 M170.120 g/L

About Gallic acid

A trihydroxybenzoic acid released when tannins hydrolyse, and the standard substrate for the Folin–Ciocalteu total-phenol assay. Its esters, the gallotannins, give oak-aged wine and tea their astringency.

Related compounds

Other entries in Plant Metabolites.

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