Molecule record

2-(3-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
12122

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

  • (3-Hydroxy-phenyl)-acetic acid
  • (m-Hydroxyphenyl)acetic acid
  • 210-684-4
  • 3-Hydroxybenzeneacetic acid
  • 3-Hydroxyphenylacetate
  • 3-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid
  • 3-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid, >=99%
  • 621-37-4
Show all 24 synonyms
  • Acetic acid, (m-hydroxyphenyl)-
  • Benzeneacetic acid, 3-hydroxy-
  • CHEBI:17445
  • CHEMBL190035
  • CS-W001083
  • DTXCID90133639
  • DTXSID90211148
  • HMDB00440
  • K59Z6Z8REF
  • MFCD00004337
  • Metahydroxy phenylacetic acid
  • NSC-14360
  • RefChem:502526
  • SCHEMBL337470
  • bmse000339
  • meta-hydroxyphenylacetic acid

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
O=C(O)Cc1cccc(O)c1
Isomeric SMILES
C1=CC(=CC(=C1)O)CC(=O)O
InChI
InChI=1S/C8H8O3/c9-7-3-1-2-6(4-7)5-8(10)11/h1-4,9H,5H2,(H,10,11)
InChIKey
FVMDYYGIDFPZAX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
12122

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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