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Salicylic acid
- CAS number
- 69-72-7
- Molecular formula
- C7H6O3
- Molecular weight
- 138.12 g/mol
About this molecule
Salicylic acid is a monohydroxybenzoic acid that is benzoic acid with a hydroxy group at the ortho position. It is obtained from the bark of the white willow and wintergreen leaves. It has a role as an antiinfective agent, an antifungal agent, a plant hormone, a keratolytic drug, an EC 1.11.1.11 (L-ascorbate peroxidase) inhibitor, a plant metabolite and an algal metabolite. It is a conjugate acid of a salicylate.
Source: ChEBI, via PubChem.
Identifiers
- IUPAC name
- 2-hydroxybenzoic acid
- InChIKey
- YGSDEFSMJLZEOE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- C1=CC=C(C(=C1)C(=O)O)O
- Other CAS numbers recorded
- 29656-58-4
- PubChem CID
- 338
Also known as
salicylic acid · 2-Hydroxybenzoic acid · o-hydroxybenzoic acid · 2-Carboxyphenol · o-Carboxyphenol · Retarder W · Rutranex · Salonil
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