Methyl 2-hydroxy benzoate is a metabolite found in or produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Irritant
Health hazard
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Methyl 2-hydroxy benzoate is a metabolite found in or produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
| Physical Description | Methyl salicylate appears as colorless yellowish or reddish liquid with odor of wintergreen. (USCG, 1999) |
| Color/Form | COLORLESS, YELLOWISH OR REDDISH, OILY LIQ |
| Odor | LIQUID HAVING THE CHARACTERISTIC ODOR OF WINTERGREEN |
| Melting Point | 16.5 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Boiling Point | 432 °F at 760 mmHg (NTP, 1992) |
| Flash Point | 205 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Density | 1.174 (USCG, 1999) - Denser than water; will sink |
| Solubility | less than 1 mg/mL at 66 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Vapor Pressure | 0.0975 mmHg at 68 °F ; 1 mmHg at 129 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Refractive Index | INDEX OF REFRACTION: 1.5369 AT 20 °C/D; MAX ABSORPTION: 306 NM (LOG E= 3.64); SADTLER REFERENCE NUMBER: 2238 (IR, PRISM); MAX ABSORPTION (ALC): 238 NM (LOG E= 3.97) |
| Stability/Shelf Life | SENSITIVE TO LIGHT AND HEAT |
| IUPAC Name | methyl 2-hydroxybenzoate |
| Molecular Formula | C8H8O3 |
| Molecular Weight | 152.15 g/mol |
| CAS | 119-36-8 |
| SMILES | COC(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1O |
| InChIKey | OSWPMRLSEDHDFF-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| Catalog No | KC.1310177 |
| Pack sizes | 500ML |
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