Molecular properties
- Formula
- C8H8O4
- Molar mass
- 168.15 g·mol−1
- Exact mass
- 168.0422 Da
- 5
- PubChem CID
- 70140
Molecule record
2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoic acid
C8H8O4
168.15 g/mol
Loading structure
Functional groups
Alkane / alkyl carbon
Aromatic ring
Carboxylic acid
Ether
Phenol
Physical properties
No source-backed physical properties are curated for this molecule yet.
Common names and synonyms
- 2-hydroxy-3-methoxy-benzoic acid
- 212-888-9
- 3-Hydroxy-m-anisic acid
- 3-Methoxysalicylic acid
- 3-Methoxysalicylicacid
- 3-methoxy-2-hydroxybenzoic acid
- 3-methoxy-salicylic acid
- 3J31Y0E2IM
Show all 24 synonyms
- 877-22-5
- Acide orthovanillique
- BRN 2209642
- Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-3-methoxy-
- CHEBI:68496
- DTXCID50159057
- DTXSID20236566
- EINECS 212-888-9
- MFCD00002445
- NSC-134533
- NSC-408167
- RefChem:94666
- UNII-3J31Y0E2IM
- WLN: QVR BQ CO1
- m-Anisic acid, 2-hydroxy-
- o-Vanillic acid
Structure identifiers
- Canonical SMILES
- COc1cccc(C(=O)O)c1O
- Isomeric SMILES
- COC1=CC=CC(=C1O)C(=O)O
- 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
- AUZQQIPZESHNMG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- PubChem CID
- 70140
Spectroscopy
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No redistributable or simulated spectroscopy record is attached yet.
Simulated NMR
On-demand educational prediction for 2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoic acid; not experimental data.
Simulated EI mass spectrum
On-demand educational fragmentation for 2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoic acid; not experimental data.
Sources
Molecule identity
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