2,6-Dihydroxybenzoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

303-07-1

CAS Name

2,6-Dihydroxybenzoic acid

Molecular Formula

C7H6O4

Molecular Mass

154.12

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    165 °C (decomp)

Source(s)

  • (1) PhysProp data were obtained from Syracuse Research Corporation of Syracuse, New York (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C7H6O4/c8-4-2-1-3-5(9)6(4)7(10)11/h1-3,8-9H,(H,10,11)

InChIKey

InChIKey=AKEUNCKRJATALU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(O)(=O)C1=C(O)C=CC=C1O

Canonical SMILES

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

Other Names for this Substance

  • Benzoic acid, 2,6-dihydroxy-
  • γ-Resorcylic acid
  • 2,6-Dihydroxybenzoic acid
  • 2-Carboxyresorcinol
  • 6-Hydroxysalicylic acid

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