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Molecule

2,6-Dihydroxy-4-Methylbenzoic Acid

CAS: 480-67-1 · C8H8O4

2D Structure

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Basic Information

CAS Registry Number
480-67-1
Molecular Formula
C8H8O4
Molecular Mass
168.15 g/mol

Identifiers

CAS Registry Number

480-67-1

SMILES

Cc1cc(O)c(C(=O)O)c(O)c1

InChI Key

YBZAVRDNSPUMFK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H8O4/c1-4-2-5(9)7(8(11)12)6(10)3-4/h2-3,9-10H,1H3,(H,11,12)

Names and Synonyms

  • 2,6-Dihydroxy-4-Methylbenzoic Acid Synonym
  • Benzoic acid, 2,6-dihydroxy-4-methyl- Synonym
  • γ-Resorcylic acid, 4-methyl- Synonym
  • 2,6-Dihydroxy-4-methylbenzoic acid Synonym
  • 4-Methyl-γ-resorcylic acid Synonym
  • p-Orsellinic acid Synonym
  • 2,6-Dihydroxy-4-methylbenzoate Synonym

All Properties

Comprehensive physical and chemical properties

Property Value Source
Molecular Mass 168.15 g/mol CAS Common Chemistry
168.148 g/mol RDKit
Canonical SMILES O=C(O)C1=C(O)C=C(C=C1O)C CAS Common Chemistry
InChI InChI=1S/C8H8O4/c1-4-2-5(9)7(8(11)12)6(10)3-4/h2-3,9-10H,1H3,(H,11,12) CAS Common Chemistry
InChI Key InChIKey=YBZAVRDNSPUMFK-UHFFFAOYSA-N CAS Common Chemistry
Melting Point 166-168 °C (decomp) CAS Common Chemistry
Name 2,6-Dihydroxy-4-methylbenzoic acid CAS Common Chemistry
Heavy Atom Count 12 RDKit
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors 3 RDKit
Hydrogen Bond Donors 3 RDKit
Rotatable Bonds 1 RDKit
Aromatic Ring Count 1 RDKit
Topological Polar Surface Area 77.76 Ų RDKit
LogP 1.1044199999999997 RDKit
1.1044 RDKit
Molar Refractivity 41.467900000000014 cm³/mol RDKit
Ring Count 1 RDKit
Formal Charge 0 RDKit
Fraction Csp3 0.125 RDKit
0.12 chempirical lib
Exact Mass 168.042258736 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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