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Molecule record

Ethyl salicylate

C9H10O3

166.17 g/mol

2D structure for Ethyl salicylate

Molecular properties

Formula
C9H10O3
Molar mass
166.17 g·mol−1
Exact mass
166.0630 Da
5
1
3
46.50 Ų
3 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
CAS
118-61-6
PubChem CID
8365

Interactions

Polarity
Often polar; exact polarity depends on size, substitution, and ionization state.
Acid-base behavior
Review ionizable groups and pKa data where available; ChemForge does not infer definitive acid-base state from identity alone.
Intermolecular forces
Assess dispersion, dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, and ionic character from the functional groups shown.

Functional groups

Alkene
Aromatic ring
Ether
Phenol

Physical properties

PropertyValueConditionsSource
Logp3PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptorPubChem(link only)

Common names and synonyms

  • 118-61-6
  • 2-Hydroxybenzoic acid ethyl ester
  • 204-265-5
  • 555U6TZ2MV
  • Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, ethyl ester
  • DTXCID601958
  • DTXSID1021958
  • ETHYL 2-HYDROXYBENZOATE
Show all 22 synonyms
  • Ethyl o-hydroxybenzoate
  • FEMA No. 2458
  • MFCD00002215
  • Mesotol
  • NSC-8209
  • RefChem:596399
  • Sal ether
  • Sal ethyl
  • Salicyclic acid, ethyl ester
  • Salicylic acid, ethyl ester
  • Salicylic ether
  • Salicylic ethyl ester
  • Salotan
  • o-(Ethoxycarbonyl)phenol

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
CCOC(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1O
Isomeric SMILES
CCOC(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1O
InChI
InChI=1S/C9H10O3/c1-2-12-9(11)7-5-3-4-6-8(7)10/h3-6,10H,2H2,1H3
InChIKey
GYCKQBWUSACYIF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
8365

Spectroscopy

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IR spectrum

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Simulated FTIR trace

Predicted FTIR / %T

4 cm-1 resolution / deterministic instrument profile

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Peak assignments

3350 cm−1broad O-H (simulated)
1645 cm−1C=C alkene (simulated)
3030 cm−1aromatic C-H (simulated)
1600 cm−1aromatic C=C (simulated)
1100 cm−1C-O ether (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)

Simulated NMR

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Simulated EI mass spectrum

On-demand educational fragmentation for Ethyl salicylate; not experimental data.

Sources

Molecule identity

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simulated IR

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