5-Amino-3-methylsalicylic acid

CAS Registry Number®

6265-14-1

CAS Name

5-Amino-3-methylsalicylic acid

Molecular Formula

C8H9NO3

Molecular Mass

167.16

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    271-272 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Denotes property values from the ZIC/VINITI data file provided by InfoChem.

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H9NO3/c1-4-2-5(9)3-6(7(4)10)8(11)12/h2-3,10H,9H2,1H3,(H,11,12)

InChIKey

InChIKey=PYZAJVNHGMYHFW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(O)(=O)C1=C(O)C(C)=CC(N)=C1

Canonical SMILES

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

Other Names for this Substance

  • Benzoic acid, 5-amino-2-hydroxy-3-methyl-
  • 2,3-Cresotic acid, 5-amino-
  • 5-Amino-2-hydroxy-3-methylbenzoic acid
  • 5-Amino-3-methylsalicylic acid

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