Molecular properties
- Formula
- C8H8O3
- Molar mass
- 152.15 g·mol−1
- Exact mass
- 152.0473 Da
- 5
- PubChem CID
- 5788
Molecule record
2-hydroxy-4-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
- .gamma.-Cresotic acid
- 2,4-Cresotic acid
- 2-Hydroxy-4-methyl-benzoic acid
- 2-Hydroxy-4-methylbenzoicacid
- 2-Hydroxy-p-toluic acid
- 4-METHYLSALICYLIC ACID
- 4-Methyl-2-hydroxybenzoic acid
- 4-Methylsalicyclic acid
Show all 24 synonyms
- 4-Methylsalicylate
- 4-methyl salicylic acid
- 4H0106V3D3
- 50-85-1
- Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-4-methyl-
- DTXSID30198166
- FS-1791
- MFCD00002454
- NSC 16634
- NSC16634
- RefChem:99943
- gamma-Cresotic acid
- m-Cresotic acid
- m-Cresotinic acid
- m-Homosalicylic acid
- s5519
Structure identifiers
- Canonical SMILES
- Cc1ccc(C(=O)O)c(O)c1
- Isomeric SMILES
- CC1=CC(=C(C=C1)C(=O)O)O
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C8H8O3/c1-5-2-3-6(8(10)11)7(9)4-5/h2-4,9H,1H3,(H,10,11)
- InChIKey
- NJESAXZANHETJV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- PubChem CID
- 5788
Spectroscopy
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No redistributable or simulated spectroscopy record is attached yet.
Simulated NMR
On-demand educational prediction for 2-hydroxy-4-methylbenzoic acid; not experimental data.
Simulated EI mass spectrum
On-demand educational fragmentation for 2-hydroxy-4-methylbenzoic acid; not experimental data.
Sources
Molecule identity
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