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Metabolite IDPAMDB120100
Identification
Name: salicyl alcohol
Description:A hydroxybenzyl alcohol that is phenol substituted by a hydroxymethyl group at C-2.
Structure
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Synonyms:
  • 2-(Hydroxymethyl)phenol
  • 2-Hydroxybenzyl alcohol
  • Salicyl alcohol
  • salicyl alcohol
  • Saligenin
Chemical Formula: C7H8O2
Average Molecular Weight: 124.139
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight: 124.05243
InChI Key: CQRYARSYNCAZFO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI:InChI=1S/C7H8O2/c8-5-6-3-1-2-4-7(6)9/h1-4,8-9H,5H2
CAS number: 90-01-7
IUPAC Name:2-(hydroxymethyl)phenol
Traditional IUPAC Name: saligenin
SMILES:C(C1(C=CC=CC=1O))O
Chemical Taxonomy
Taxonomy DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of chemical entities known as benzyl alcohols. These are organic compounds containing the phenylmethanol substructure.
Kingdom Chemical entities
Super ClassOrganic compounds
Class Benzenoids
Sub ClassBenzene and substituted derivatives
Direct Parent Benzyl alcohols
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Benzyl alcohol
  • 1-hydroxy-4-unsubstituted benzenoid
  • 1-hydroxy-2-unsubstituted benzenoid
  • Phenol
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Aromatic alcohol
  • Primary alcohol
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Alcohol
  • Aromatic homomonocyclic compound
Molecular Framework Aromatic homomonocyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Physical Properties
State: Solid
Charge:0
Melting point: Not Available
Experimental Properties:
PropertyValueReference
Melting PointNot AvailableNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water SolubilityNot AvailableNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility67.7 mg/mLALOGPS
logP0.4ALOGPS
logP0.9ChemAxon
logS-0.26ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)9.92ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-2.9ChemAxon
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count2ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count2ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area40.46 Å2ChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count1ChemAxon
Refractivity34.85 m3·mol-1ChemAxon
Polarizability12.73 Å3ChemAxon
Number of Rings1ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations: Not Available
Reactions:
Pathways:
    Spectra
    Spectra:
    Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash Key
    Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-056r-0900000000-26796fdc9610ea856527View in MoNA
    Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-0a4i-2900000000-def588b8f7c1a2eba3a6View in MoNA
    Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0kdi-9300000000-ec394c5392261ee22353View in MoNA
    Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-00di-1900000000-d7edee8f33d4463aca0aView in MoNA
    Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-006x-7900000000-f516d939b84e1234ef9aView in MoNA
    Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0006-9000000000-43ab8019010e4f0e942bView in MoNA
    References
    References:
    • Roux A, Xu Y, Heilier JF, Olivier MF, Ezan E, Tabet JC, Junot C (2012)Annotation of the human adult urinary metabolome and metabolite identification using ultra high performance liquid chromatography coupled to a linear quadrupole ion trap-Orbitrap mass spectrometer. Analytical chemistry 84, Pubmed: 22770225
    • Kumar S, Singh SK, Calabrese C, Maris A, Melandri S, Das A (2014)Structure of saligenin: microwave, UV and IR spectroscopy studies in a supersonic jet combined with quantum chemistry calculations. Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP 16, Pubmed: 25010147
    Synthesis Reference: Not Available
    Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Download (PDF)
    External Links:
    ResourceLink
    METABOLIGHTSMTBLC16464
    HMDBHMDB59709
    CHEMSPIDER4962
    PUBCHEM5146
    CHEBI16464
    LIGAND-CPDC02323
    CAS90-01-7