Molecule record

2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)acetic acid

C8H8O3

152.15 g/mol

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Molecular properties

Formula
C8H8O3
Molar mass
152.15 g·mol−1
Exact mass
152.0473 Da
5
PubChem CID
11970

Functional groups

Alkane / alkyl carbon
Aromatic ring
Carboxylic acid
Phenol

Physical properties

No source-backed physical properties are curated for this molecule yet.

Common names and synonyms

  • (2-HYDROXYPHENYL)-ACETIC ACID
  • (2R)-2-oxidanyl-2-phenyl-ethanoic acid
  • (o-Hydroxyphenyl)acetic acid
  • 2-HPAA
  • 2-Hydroxybenzeneacetic acid
  • 2-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid
  • 2-Hydroxyphenylaceticacid
  • 210-393-2
Show all 24 synonyms
  • 614-75-5
  • Acetic acid, (o-hydroxyphenyl)-
  • Benzeneacetic acid, 2-hydroxy-
  • CHEBI:28478
  • CHEMBL240714
  • DTXCID3043025
  • DTXSID1060633
  • MFCD00004323
  • NSC-62000
  • RefChem:905769
  • UK3R9Q59AV
  • UNII-UK3R9Q59AV
  • alpha-hydroxy phenylacetic acid
  • o-Hydroxy phenylacetic acid
  • o-hydroxyphenyl acetic acid
  • ortho-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
O=C(O)Cc1ccccc1O
Isomeric SMILES
C1=CC=C(C(=C1)CC(=O)O)O
InChI
InChI=1S/C8H8O3/c9-7-4-2-1-3-6(7)5-8(10)11/h1-4,9H,5H2,(H,10,11)
InChIKey
CCVYRRGZDBSHFU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
11970

Spectroscopy

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Simulated NMR

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Simulated EI mass spectrum

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Sources

Molecule identity

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