Molecule record

3-hydroxybenzoic acid

C7H6O3

138.12 g/mol

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Molecular properties

Formula
C7H6O3
Molar mass
138.12 g·mol−1
Exact mass
138.0317 Da
5
PubChem CID
7420

Functional groups

Aromatic ring
Carboxylic acid
Phenol

Physical properties

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

Common names and synonyms

  • 202-726-5
  • 25302-76-5
  • 2ZFW40OJ7U
  • 3-Carboxyphenol
  • 3-Hydroxy benzoic acid
  • 3-hydroxybenzoic acid, monosodium salt
  • 99-06-9
  • AC PE 3HB
Show all 24 synonyms
  • Acido m-idrossibenzoico
  • Benzoic acid, 3-hydroxy-
  • Benzoic acid, m-hydroxy-
  • CHEBI:30764
  • CHEMBL65369
  • DTXCID601610
  • DTXSID6021610
  • Kyselina 3-hydroxybenzoova
  • M-HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID
  • MFCD00002506
  • NSC-55746
  • RefChem:25902
  • m-Hba
  • m-Salicylic acid
  • m-hydroxybenzoate
  • meta-Hydroxybenzoic acid

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
O=C(O)c1cccc(O)c1
Isomeric SMILES
C1=CC(=CC(=C1)O)C(=O)O
InChI
InChI=1S/C7H6O3/c8-6-3-1-2-5(4-6)7(9)10/h1-4,8H,(H,9,10)
InChIKey
IJFXRHURBJZNAO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
7420

Spectroscopy

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Simulated NMR

On-demand educational prediction for 3-hydroxybenzoic acid; not experimental data.

Simulated EI mass spectrum

On-demand educational fragmentation for 3-hydroxybenzoic acid; not experimental data.

Sources

Molecule identity

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