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5-Methylsalicylic Acid

CAS: 89-56-5 | C8H8O3

2D Structure

3D Structure

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Basic Information

CAS Registry Number: 89-56-5
Molecular Formula: C8H8O3
Molecular Weight: 152.149 g/mol

Names and Synonyms:

5-Methylsalicylic Acid
Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-5-methyl-
2,5-Cresotic acid
2-Hydroxy-5-methylbenzoic acid
p-Cresotic acid
p-Cresotinic acid
α-Cresotinic acid
p-Homosalicylic acid
6-Hydroxy-3-methylbenzoic acid
6-Hydroxy-m-toluic acid
5-Methyl-2-hydroxybenzoic acid
5-Methylsalicylic acid
NSC 38518

Identifiers:

SMILES:
Cc1ccc(O)c(C(=O)O)c1
InChI:
InChI=1S/C8H8O3/c1-5-2-3-7(9)6(4-5)8(10)11/h2-4,9H,1H3,(H,10,11)

Spectral Data

NMR, IR, and Mass spectral data

1H NMR
13C NMR
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10 ppm 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 ppm
Shift (ppm) Multiplicity Integration Assignment
200 ppm 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 ppm
Shift (ppm) DEPT Assignment

Note: These NMR spectra are predicted computationally and may differ from experimental data. Predictions are based on chemical environment analysis.

External Resources

All Properties

Comprehensive physical and chemical properties

Category Property Value Source
Physical Properties molecular_mass 152.15 g/mol Legacy Database
density 1.31 g/cm³ Legacy Database
wikipedia_url https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5-Methylsalicylic_acid Legacy Database
cas-canonical-smile O=C(O)C1=CC(=CC=C1O)C Legacy Database
cas-density 1.31 g/cm3 Legacy Database
cas-inchi InChI=1S/C8H8O3/c1-5-2-3-7(9)6(4-5)8(10)11/h2-4,9H,1H3,(H,10,11) Legacy Database
cas-inchi-key InChIKey=DLGBEGBHXSAQOC-UHFFFAOYSA-N Legacy Database
cas-melting-point 151 °C Legacy Database
cas-name 5-Methylsalicylic acid Legacy Database
wikipedia-name 5-Methylsalicylic acid Legacy Database
LogP 1.39882 RDKit
Molecular Molecular Weight 152.149 g/mol RDKit
Exact Exact Molecular Weight 152.047344116 g/mol RDKit
Heavy Heavy Atom Count 11 count RDKit
Hydrogen Hydrogen Bond Acceptors 2 count RDKit
Hydrogen Bond Donors 2 count RDKit
Rotatable Rotatable Bonds 1 count RDKit
Aromatic Aromatic Ring Count 1 count RDKit
Topological Topological Polar Surface Area 57.53 Ų RDKit
Molar Molar Refractivity 39.80310000000001 RDKit

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