3-Hydroxybenzaldehyde

3-Hydroxybenzaldehyde

IUPAC name 3-Hydroxybenzaldehyde
Other names m-Hydroxybenzaldehyde; m-Formylphenol; 3-Formylphenol
Identifiers
CAS number	100-83-4^Y
PubChem	101
ChemSpider	21105795^Y
KEGG	C03067^Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:16207^Y
ChEMBL	CHEMBL243816^Y
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES O=Cc1cc(O)ccc1
InChI InChI=1S/C7H6O2/c8-5-6-2-1-3-7(9)4-6/h1-5,9H^Y Key: IAVREABSGIHHMO-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y InChI=1/C7H6O2/c8-5-6-2-1-3-7(9)4-6/h1-5,9H Key: IAVREABSGIHHMO-UHFFFAOYAC
Properties
Molecular formula	C₇H₆O₂
Molar mass	122.12 g mol⁻¹
Appearance	light-tan crystals
Melting point	100–103 °C
Boiling point	191 °C (50 mmHg)
Y (verify) (what is: Y/N?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

3-Hydroxybenzaldehyde is one of the three isomers of hydroxybenzaldehyde.

Chemistry

It has been prepared from 3-nitrobenzaldehyde in a sequence of nitro group reduction, diazotization of the amine, and hydrolysis.^[1]^[2]

3-hydroxybenzyl-alcohol dehydrogenase is an enzyme that uses 3-hydroxybenzyl alcohol and NADP⁺ to produce 3-hydroxybenzaldehyde, NADPH and H⁺.

^ m-HYDROXYBENZALDEHYDE, Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 3, p.453 (1955); Vol. 25, p.55 (1945)
^ m-METHOXYBENZALDEHYDE, Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 3, p.564 (1955); Vol. 29, p.63 (1949)