
Methyl Salicylate
Methyl salicylate is a benzoate ester that is the methyl ester of salicylic acid. It has a role as an insect attractant, a metabolite and a flavouring agent. It is a methyl ester, a member of salicylates and a benzoate ester. It is functionally related to a salicylic acid. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- methyl 2-hydroxybenzoate
- Molecular formula
- C8H8O3
- Molecular weight
- 152.15 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 152.047344113 Da
- XLogP3
- 2.3
- Topological polar surface area
- 46.5 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 3
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:31832
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL108545
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID5025659
- PubMed:39159849
- PubMed:36416909
- PubMed:31734321
- PubMed:28826779
- PubMed:27965148
- PubMed:27729775
- PubMed:26973745
- PubMed:26795242
- PubMed:25425092
- PubMed:25411557
- PubMed:24712652
- PubMed:23583298
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