3-Hydroxybenzoic acid
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| IUPAC name
3-Hydroxybenzoic acid | |
| Other names
m-Hydroxybenzoic acid meta-Hydroxybenzoic acid 3-Carboxyphenol m-Salicylic acid | |
| Identifiers | |
99-06-9  | |
| 3D model (Jmol) | Interactive image Interactive image |
| ChEBI | CHEBI:30764 |
| ChEMBL | ChEMBL65369 |
| ChemSpider | 7142 |
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.002.478 |
| PubChem | 7420 |
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| Properties | |
| 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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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.
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