Chemical Reactions
4-Hydroxybenzoic acid is about 10 times less acidic than benzoic acid, having an acid dissociation constant Ka = 3.3 x 10−5 M at 19 °C. Its acid dissociation follows this equation:
- HOC6H4CO2H HOC6H4CO2− + H+
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