2-Fluorobenzoic acid explained

2-Fluorobenzoic acid is an aromatic organic compound with the formula FC₆H₄CO₂H. It is one of three isomeric fluorobenzoic acids. Its conjugate base is 2-fluorobenzoate. The compound is an irritant.

Its metabolism has been studied extensively in the field of microbiology.^{[1] [2]} Its conjugate base is part of the pathway of 2-fluorobiphenyl metabolism by Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes.

See also

• 4-Fluorobenzoic acid, the para isomer
• 3-Fluorobenzoic acid, the meta isomer
• 2-Chlorobenzoic acid

Notes and References

1. Milne, G. W. A. . P. Goldman . J. L. Holtzman . 1968 . The metabolism of 2-fluorobenzoic acid. Studies with ¹⁸O₂ . J. Biol. Chem. . 243 . 20 . 5374–5376 . 10.1016/S0021-9258(18)91959-9 . free . 5702050 .
2. 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2008.01243.x . 18616594 . Degradation of fluorobiphenyl by Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenesKF707 . FEMS Microbiology Letters . 286 . 1 . 45–9 . 2008 . Murphy . Cormac D. . Quirke . Shane . Balogun . Olufunmilayo . free.