Molecular properties
- Formula
- C7H8O2
- Molar mass
- 124.14 g·mol−1
- Exact mass
- 124.0524 Da
- 4
- PubChem CID
- 5146
Molecule record
2-(hydroxymethyl)phenol
C7H8O2
124.14 g/mol
Loading structure
Functional groups
Alcohol
Alkane / alkyl carbon
Aromatic ring
Phenol
Physical properties
No source-backed physical properties are curated for this molecule yet.
Common names and synonyms
- 2-HYDROXYBENZYL ALCOHOL
- 2-Hydroxybenzenemethanol
- 2-Methylolphenol
- 2-methylol phenol
- 2-monomethylolphenol
- 201-960-5
- 90-01-7
- Benzenemethanol, 2-hydroxy-
Show all 24 synonyms
- CHEBI:16464
- DTXCID7025843
- DTXSID9045843
- Diathesin
- FA1N0842KB
- NSC-3814
- RefChem:884386
- Salicain
- Salicylalkohol
- Saligenin
- Saligenol
- o-(Hydroxymethyl)phenol
- o-Hydroxybenzyl alcohol
- o-Methylolphenol
- salicyl alcohol
- salicylic alcohol
Structure identifiers
- Canonical SMILES
- OCc1ccccc1O
- Isomeric SMILES
- C1=CC=C(C(=C1)CO)O
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C7H8O2/c8-5-6-3-1-2-4-7(6)9/h1-4,8-9H,5H2
- InChIKey
- CQRYARSYNCAZFO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- PubChem CID
- 5146
Spectroscopy
Tabs appear only for spectra stored with clear provenance.
No redistributable or simulated spectroscopy record is attached yet.
Simulated NMR
On-demand educational prediction for 2-(hydroxymethyl)phenol; not experimental data.
Simulated EI mass spectrum
On-demand educational fragmentation for 2-(hydroxymethyl)phenol; not experimental data.
Sources
Molecule identity
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