The benzoate ion is C₆H₅COO⁻ (benzoic acid minus one hydrogen ion). Flash point 121°C (394 K) R/S statement R: , S: RTECS number DG0875000 Supplementary data page Structure and properties n, εr, etc. ... Hydronium is the common name for the cation H3O+. Nomenclature According to IUPAC ion nomenclature, it should be referred to as oxonium. ...

A benzoate (compound) is a salt or ester or benzoic acid. A magnified crystal of a salt (halite/sodium chloride) In chemistry, a salt is any ionic compound composed of positively charged cations and negatively charged anions, so that the product is neutral and without a net charge. ... General formula of an ester of a carboxylic acid. ... Flash point 121°C (394 K) R/S statement R: , S: RTECS number DG0875000 Supplementary data page Structure and properties n, εr, etc. ...

See benzoic acid for info. Flash point 121°C (394 K) R/S statement R: , S: RTECS number DG0875000 Supplementary data page Structure and properties n, εr, etc. ...

Examples

• sodium benzoate, Na(C₆H₅COO)
• methyl benzoate, CH₃(C₆H₅COO)
• potassium benzoate, K(C₆H₅COO)