2,3-Cresotic acid

83-40-9

CAS Name

3-Methylsalicylic acid

Molecular Formula

C₈H₈O₃

Molecular Mass

152.15

Compound Properties

• Melting Point (1)

  165.5 °C

• Density (2)

  1.304 g/cm³

Source(s)

• (1) PhysProp data were obtained from Syracuse Research Corporation of Syracuse, New York (US)
• (2) Sanjay, Sharda Sundaram; Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, (2008), 85(1), 108-110, CAplus

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

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

InChIKey

InChIKey=WHSXTWFYRGOBGO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(O)(=O)C1=C(O)C(C)=CC=C1

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C1=CC=CC(=C1O)C

Other Names for this Substance