3-Methoxysalicylic acid

CAS Registry Number®

877-22-5

CAS Name

3-Methoxysalicylic acid

Molecular Formula

C8H8O4

Molecular Mass

168.15

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    150-152 °C

Source(s)

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

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H8O4/c1-12-6-4-2-3-5(7(6)9)8(10)11/h2-4,9H,1H3,(H,10,11)

InChIKey

InChIKey=AUZQQIPZESHNMG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C=1C=CC=C(OC)C1O

Other Names for this Substance

  • Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-3-methoxy-
  • m-Anisic acid, 2-hydroxy-
  • Salicylic acid, 3-methoxy-
  • 2-Hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoic acid
  • o-Vanillic acid

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