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Molecule

Methyl 5-Methylsalicylate

CAS: 22717-57-3 · C9H10O3

2D Structure

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Basic Information

CAS Registry Number
22717-57-3
Molecular Formula
C9H10O3
Molecular Mass
166.18 g/mol

Identifiers

CAS Registry Number

22717-57-3

SMILES

COC(=O)c1cc(C)ccc1O

InChI Key

JQYUQKRFSSSGJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

InChI=1S/C9H10O3/c1-6-3-4-8(10)7(5-6)9(11)12-2/h3-5,10H,1-2H3

Names and Synonyms

  • Methyl 5-Methylsalicylate Common Name
  • Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-5-methyl-, methyl ester Synonym
  • 2,5-Cresotic acid, methyl ester Synonym
  • Methyl 5-methylsalicylate Synonym
  • 2-Hydroxy-5-methylbenzoic acid methyl ester Synonym
  • Methyl 2-hydroxy-5-methylbenzoate Synonym
  • NSC 165635 Synonym
  • 2-(Methoxycarbonyl)-4-methylphenol Synonym

All Properties

Comprehensive physical and chemical properties

Property Value Source
Molecular Mass 166.18 g/mol CAS Common Chemistry
166.176 g/mol RDKit
Density 1.17 g/cm³ CAS Common Chemistry
1.1673 g/cm3 @ 0 °C CAS Common Chemistry
Boiling Point 244.5 °C CAS Common Chemistry
Canonical SMILES O=C(OC)C1=CC(=CC=C1O)C CAS Common Chemistry
InChI InChI=1S/C9H10O3/c1-6-3-4-8(10)7(5-6)9(11)12-2/h3-5,10H,1-2H3 CAS Common Chemistry
InChI Key InChIKey=JQYUQKRFSSSGJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N CAS Common Chemistry
Melting Point -1 °C CAS Common Chemistry
Name Methyl 5-methylsalicylate CAS Common Chemistry
Heavy Atom Count 12 RDKit
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors 3 RDKit
Hydrogen Bond Donors 1 RDKit
Rotatable Bonds 1 RDKit
Aromatic Ring Count 1 RDKit
Topological Polar Surface Area 46.53 Ų RDKit
LogP 1.4872199999999998 RDKit
1.4872 RDKit
Molar Refractivity 44.183300000000024 cm³/mol RDKit
Ring Count 1 RDKit
Formal Charge 0 RDKit
Fraction Csp3 0.2222 RDKit
0.22 chempirical lib
Exact Mass 166.06299418 g/mol RDKit

Spectral Data

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10 ppm 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 ppm
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