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6-methylsalicylic acid

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A monohydroxybenzoic acid that is salicylic acid in which the hydrogen ortho to the carboxylic acid group is substituted by a methyl group.

Term info

Label

6-methylsalicylic acid

Synonyms
  • 2-hydroxy-6-methylbenzoic acid
  • 6-Methylsalicylic acid
database cross reference
Subsets

3_STAR

IUPAC NAME
2-hydroxy-6-methylbenzoic acid [ IUPAC ]

charge

0

formula

C8H8O3

has alternative id

CHEBI:2218, CHEBI:28178, CHEBI:1165, CHEBI:20743, CHEBI:19649

has obo namespace

chebi_ontology

has related synonym

2-Hydroxy-6-methylbenzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-6-methylbenzoic acid, 2,6-Cresotic acid, 2-Hydroxymethylbenzoic acid, 6-Methyl-2-hydroxybenzenecarboxylate, 6-Hydroxy-o-toluic acid, Methylsalicylic acid

id

CHEBI:17637

inchi

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

inchikey

HCJMNOSIAGSZBM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

mass

152.14730

monoisotopicmass

152.04734

smiles

Cc1cccc(O)c1C(O)=O