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3-Methylsalicylic Acid
CAS: 83-40-9 | C8H8O3
2D Structure
3D Structure
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Basic Information
CAS Registry Number:
83-40-9
Molecular Formula:
C8H8O3
Molecular Mass:
152.15 g/mol
Names and Synonyms:
3-Methylsalicylic Acid
Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-3-methyl-
2,3-Cresotic acid
2-Hydroxy-3-methylbenzoic acid
3-MS
o-Cresotic acid
o-Cresotinic acid
β-Cresotinic acid
o-Homosalicylic acid
2-Hydroxy-m-toluic acid
3-Methylsalicylic acid
2,3-Cresotinic acid
3-Methyl-2-hydroxybenzoic acid
Cresotinic acid
Cresotic acid
Hydroxytoluic acid
NSC 17561
NSC 1772
NSC 50796
Identifiers:
SMILES:
Cc1cccc(C(=O)O)c1O
InChI:
InChI=1S/C8H8O3/c1-5-3-2-4-6(7(5)9)8(10)11/h2-4,9H,1H3,(H,10,11)
Key Properties
Melting Point
165.5 °C
CAS Common Chemistry
Spectral Data
NMR, IR, and Mass spectral data
1H NMR
13C NMR
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Note: These NMR spectra are predicted computationally and may differ from experimental data. Predictions are based on chemical environment analysis.
All Properties
Comprehensive physical and chemical properties
| Property | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Molecular Mass | 152.15 g/mol | CAS Common Chemistry |
| 152.149 g/mol | RDKit | |
| 152.047344116 g/mol | RDKit | |
| Wikipedia Url | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3-Methylsalicylic_acid | CAS Common Chemistry |
| Canonical SMILES | O=C(O)C1=CC=CC(=C1O)C | CAS Common Chemistry |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C8H8O3/c1-5-3-2-4-6(7(5)9)8(10)11/h2-4,9H,1H3,(H,10,11) | CAS Common Chemistry |
| InChI Key | InChIKey=WHSXTWFYRGOBGO-UHFFFAOYSA-N | CAS Common Chemistry |
| Melting Point | 165.5 °C | CAS Common Chemistry |
| Name | 3-Methylsalicylic acid | CAS Common Chemistry |
| Heavy Atom Count | 11 | RDKit |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptors | 2 | RDKit |
| Hydrogen Bond Donors | 2 | RDKit |
| Rotatable Bonds | 1 | RDKit |
| Aromatic Ring Count | 1 | RDKit |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 57.53 Ų | RDKit |
| LogP | 1.39882 | RDKit |
| Molar Refractivity | 39.80310000000001 | RDKit |
