
3-Hydroxybenzoic Acid
3-hydroxybenzoic acid is a monohydroxybenzoic acid that is benzoic acid substituted by a hydroxy group at position 3. It has been isolated from Taxus baccata. It is used as an intermediate in the synthesis of plasticisers, resins, pharmaceuticals, etc. It has a role as a plant metabolite and a bacterial metabolite. It is functionally related to a benzoic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 3-hydroxybenzoate. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 3-hydroxybenzoic acid
- Molecular formula
- C7H6O3
- Molecular weight
- 138.12 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 138.031694049 Da
- XLogP3
- 1.5
- Topological polar surface area
- 57.5 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 2
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 3
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:30764
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL65369
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID6021610
- PubMed:28594102
- PubMed:26303405
- PubMed:24165878
- PubMed:22860452
- PubMed:22808015
- PubMed:22648685
- PubMed:22563400
- PubMed:22563396
- PubMed:22559817
- PubMed:22434718
- PubMed:22434674
- PubMed:22412413
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