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Salicylic acid

Salicylic acid


Cat. Number: FPH-00343
Size: 100 g, 500 g, 1 kg, Custom size

Description

Salicylic acid is mainly used as the precursor to synthesize aspirin, a commonly used analgesic and antipyretic. Due to its keratolytic action, it is also used in topical ointments.

Product Details

CAS Number
69-72-7
EC Number
200-712-3
Synonyms
2-Hydroxybenzoic acid
Linear Formula
2-(HO)C6H4CO2H
Application
Salicylic acid has been used:
to study its antimicrobial effect in vitro and in situ against Penicillium expansum
as one of the chemical compound in exposure-based validation of in vitro gastrulation model employed in developmental toxicity screening assays
as a reference standard in salicylate quantification by reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC)
Available Grade
ACS reagent
Assay
≥99%
Molecular Weight
138.12
SMILES
OC(=O)c1ccccc1O
InChI
1S/C7H6O3/c8-6-4-2-1-3-5(6)7(9)10/h1-4,8H,(H,9,10)
InChI key
YGSDEFSMJLZEOE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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