3-Hydroxybenzoic acid

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3-Hydroxybenzoic acid

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
PubChem	7420
ChemSpider	7142^Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:30764^Y
ChEMBL	CHEMBL65369^Y
Jmol-3D images	Image 1 Image 2
SMILES C1=CC(=CC(=C1)O)C(=O)O O=C(O)c1cc(O)ccc1
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
Properties
Molecular formula	C₇H₆O₃
Molar mass	138.12 g/mol
Y (verify) (what is: Y/N?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
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 and their glycosides

Monohydroxybenzoic acids

Aglycones	3-Hydroxybenzoic acid 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid Salicylic acid

Glycosides	p-Hydroxybenzoic acid glucoside

Dihydroxybenzoic acids

2,3-Dihydroxybenzoic acid (Hypogallic acid)
2,4-Dihydroxybenzoic acid
2,6-Dihydroxybenzoic acid
3,5-Dihydroxybenzoic acid
Ethyl protocatechuate
Gentisic acid
Homogentisic acid
Orsellinic acid
Protocatechuic acid

Trihydroxybenzoic acids

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