Benzoic Acid

• Colourless crystalline solid 
• Aromatic Carboxylic Acid
• Derived from gum benzoin
• Discovered in the 16th century
• Antifungal abilities discovered in 1875
• Formula :C₇H₆O₂  
• Molecular weight:122.12134
• Boiling Point: 294 degrees

Chemical structure of benzoic acid

Can be produced via multiple ways 

• Industrial Preparations [cheap materials + high yield + environmentally friendly]
• Laboratory synthesis 
• Hydrolysis
• From benzaldehyde