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Benzoic acid

As the simplest aromatic carboxylic acid it is an important chemical and is used often in food preservation and chemical industry. The article is good but needs some little improvment by the comunity and without review this article will sleep a long time in the shadow. Stone 13:04, 19 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just one thing cnocerning me: it may be hard for someone to understand what Image:S-Sci-ArCOOH.jpg is. I found it totally weird as it was in greyscale. ^KILO-_LIMA 20:35, 19 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Since you'll find this objections eventually on FAC, you should get them out of the way now:

Too many one-line paragraphs. Merge paragraphs where you think convenient and expand the text.
Too many lists. Convert them into prose and expand upon them.
You should probably mention specific industrial processes where benzoic acid is used.
Also, the history of the compound didn't stop in the 19th century, did it? Look a bit more into modern applications or relevant research on the compound.

I uploaded a higher resolution image of the structure. Good luck! -- Run e Welsh | ταλκ 11:28, 20 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Changed some of the one-line paragraphs (now longer).
Converted two of the lists into list with text.
Put the chemistry to the end (most people are interested in other things)
The industrial process is under investigation (benzyl chlorid)
There is not much new history of benzoic acid. Most of the important work is old.Stone 10:51, 22 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It's shaping up pretty well, and right now I can't think of much more you can add. (Although I see the safety section is a bit lacking: consult a MSDS!). I recommend you to have a look at the Acetic acid article to give you an idea of what a featured article on a chemical compound should look like. -- Run e Welsh | ταλκ 00:46, 23 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Synthesis and Preperations could be arranged a lot better. More specification has to be done on the health effects though. Schizmatic 11:27, 15 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It's major importance in thermochemistry should also be mentioned! SocratesFcup 16:21, 17 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]