3-Hydroxybenzoic acid

3-Hydroxybenzoic acid
Names

IUPAC name 3-Hydroxybenzoic acid
Other names m-Hydroxybenzoic acid meta-Hydroxybenzoic acid 3-Carboxyphenol m-Salicylic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	99-06-9^Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:30764^Y
ChEMBL	ChEMBL65369^Y
ChemSpider	7142^Y
Jmol interactive 3D	Image Image
PubChem	7420
InChI InChI=1S/C7H6O3/c8-6-3-1-2-5(4-6)7(9)10/h1-4,8H,(H,9,10)^Y Key: IJFXRHURBJZNAO-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y
SMILES C1=CC(=CC(=C1)O)C(=O)O O=C(O)c1cc(O)ccc1
Properties
Chemical formula	C₇H₆O₃
Molar mass	138.12 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

3-Hydroxybenzoic acid is a monohydroxybenzoic acid.

Natural occurrences

3-Hydroxybenzoic acid is a component of castoreum, the exudate from the castor sacs of the mature North American beaver (Castor canadensis) and the European beaver (Castor fiber), used in perfumery.

It can also be formed by a Pseudomonas species from 3-chlorobenzoic acid.^[1]

References

↑ H.W. Johnston, G.G. Briggs and M. Alexander (1972). "Metabolism of 3-chlorobenzoic acid by a pseudomonad". Soil Biology and Biochemistry 4 (2): 187–190. doi:10.1016/0038-0717(72)90010-7.

Phenolic acids (C6-C1) and their glycosides

Monohydroxybenzoic acids

Glycosides	p-Hydroxybenzoic acid glucoside

Acetylated	Methylparaben (Methyl p-hydroxybenzoic acid)

Dihydroxybenzoic acids

2,3-Dihydroxybenzoic acid (Hypogallic acid)
2,4-Dihydroxybenzoic acid
2,5-Dihydroxybenzoic acid (Gentisic acid)
2,6-Dihydroxybenzoic acid
3,4-Dihydroxybenzoic acid (Protocatechuic acid)
3,5-Dihydroxybenzoic acid

Acetylated	Ethyl protocatechuate Orsellinic acid

Trihydroxybenzoic acids

Glycosides	Bergenin Norbergenin Theogallin Chebulic acid

Acetylated	Ethyl gallate Eudesmic acid Methyl gallate Syringic acid

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