Methyl salicylate

CAS Registry Number®

119-36-8
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CAS Name

Methyl salicylate

Molecular Formula

C8H8O3

Molecular Mass

152.15

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    220-224 °C
  • Melting Point (1)

    -8.6 °C
  • Density (1)

    1.184 g/cm³ @ Temp: 25 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H8O3/c1-11-8(10)6-4-2-3-5-7(6)9/h2-5,9H,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=OSWPMRLSEDHDFF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(OC)(=O)C1=C(O)C=CC=C1

Canonical SMILES

O=C(OC)C=1C=CC=CC1O

Other Names for this Substance

  • Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, methyl ester
  • Salicylic acid, methyl ester
  • Methyl o-hydroxybenzoate
  • Methyl salicylate
  • Methyl 2-hydroxybenzoate

Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

8022-86-4, 8024-54-2, 648434-07-5

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