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Salicylic acid

ReagentPlus®, ≥99%

Synonym(s):

2-Hydroxybenzoic acid

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Linear Formula:
2-(HO)C6H4CO2H
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
138.12
Beilstein:
774890
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.21

vapor density

4.8 (vs air)

Quality Level

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 114 °C)

product line

ReagentPlus®

Assay

≥99%

bp

211 °C (lit.)
211 °C/20 mmHg

mp

158-161 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

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

Gene Information

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General description

Salicylic acid is an aromatic phenolic derivative. It can be prepared industrially via the Kolbe-Schmitt reaction. It is used as a chemical intermediate in organic synthesis for the synthesis of various organic compounds.

Legal Information

ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Repr. 2

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

314.6 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

157 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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E Benfeldt et al.
Acta dermato-venereologica, 79(5), 338-342 (1999-09-24)
Our aim was to simultaneously investigate 2 techniques for in vivo sampling of peripheral compartment pharmacokinetics after systemic administration of acetylsalicylic acid. Ten volunteers were given 2 g acetylsalicylic acid orally. Blood samples and dialysates from 4 microdialysis probes inserted
Caroline Gutjahr et al.
Molecular plant-microbe interactions : MPMI, 22(7), 763-772 (2009-06-16)
Work on the interaction of aerial plant parts with pathogens has identified the signaling molecules jasmonic acid (JA) and salicylic acid (SA) as important players in induced defense of the plant against invading organisms. Much less is known about the
Zheng Qing Fu et al.
Annual review of plant biology, 64, 839-863 (2013-02-05)
Systemic acquired resistance (SAR) is an induced immune mechanism in plants. Unlike vertebrate adaptive immunity, SAR is broad spectrum, with no specificity to the initial infection. An avirulent pathogen causing local programmed cell death can induce SAR through generation of
S G Owen et al.
British journal of clinical pharmacology, 38(4), 349-355 (1994-10-01)
1. Five rheumatoid patients with a knee joint effusion participated in the study. An aqueous solution (0.1 to 0.2 ml) containing paracetamol, salicylate, diclofenac and [125I]-albumin was injected into a given joint to yield target concentrations of approximately 20 micrograms
Limor Poraty-Gavra et al.
Plant physiology, 161(3), 1172-1188 (2013-01-16)
How plants coordinate developmental processes and environmental stress responses is a pressing question. Here, we show that Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) Rho of Plants6 (AtROP6) integrates developmental and pathogen response signaling. AtROP6 expression is induced by auxin and detected in the

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