Benzoic acid is a scaly or needle-like crystal. It smells of benzene or formaldehyde. Slightly soluble in water, soluble in ethanol, methanol, ether, chloroform, benzene, toluene, carbon disulfide, carbon tetrachloride and turpentine.
Used in the production of medicines, dye carriers, plasticizers, spices and food preservatives, and also used in the performance improvement of alkyd resin coatings; used as intermediates for pharmaceuticals and dyes, used in the preparation of plasticizers and spices, etc. , Also used as rust inhibitor for steel equipment.