Molecular properties
- Formula
- C8H8O3
- Molar mass
- 152.15 g·mol−1
- Exact mass
- 152.0473 Da
- 5
- PubChem CID
- 6738
Molecule record
2-hydroxy-3-methylbenzoic acid
C8H8O3
152.15 g/mol
Loading structure
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
- 2,3-Cresotinic acid
- 2-Hydroxy-m-toluic acid
- 3-Methyl-2-hydroxybenzoic acid
- 3-Methylsalicylic acid
- 3-Methylsalicylsaeure
- 83-40-9
- Acide hydroxytoluique
- Acido hidroxitoluico
Show all 24 synonyms
- Acido ortocresotinico
- Acidum hydroxitoluicum
- Acidum hydroxytoluicum
- Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-3-methyl-
- Cresotic acid
- Cresotic acid, o-
- Cresotinic acid
- DTXSID9038686
- Homosalicylic acid
- Hydroxytoluic acid
- Hydroxytoluylsaeure
- NSC-17561
- O-CRESOTIC ACID
- ZH3HEY032H
- o-Cresotinic acid
- o-Homosalicylic acid
Structure identifiers
- Canonical SMILES
- Cc1cccc(C(=O)O)c1O
- Isomeric SMILES
- CC1=C(C(=CC=C1)C(=O)O)O
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C8H8O3/c1-5-3-2-4-6(7(5)9)8(10)11/h2-4,9H,1H3,(H,10,11)
- InChIKey
- WHSXTWFYRGOBGO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- PubChem CID
- 6738
Spectroscopy
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No redistributable or simulated spectroscopy record is attached yet.
Simulated NMR
On-demand educational prediction for 2-hydroxy-3-methylbenzoic acid; not experimental data.
Simulated EI mass spectrum
On-demand educational fragmentation for 2-hydroxy-3-methylbenzoic acid; not experimental data.
Sources
Molecule identity
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