methyl salicylate (CHEBI:31832)

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ChEBI Name	methyl salicylate

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:31832

Definition	A benzoate ester that is the methyl ester of salicylic acid.

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Formula

C8H8O3

Net Charge

Average Mass

152.14730

Monoisotopic Mass

152.04734

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H8O3/c1-11-8(10)6-4-2-3-5-7(6)9/h2-5,9H,1H3

InChIKey

OSWPMRLSEDHDFF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

COC(=O)c1ccccc1O

Roles Classification
Biological Role(s):	flavouring agent A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food. metabolite Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites. insect attractant A chemical that attracts insects.

Application(s):	flavouring agent A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	methyl salicylate (CHEBI:31832) has functional parent salicylic acid (CHEBI:16914) methyl salicylate (CHEBI:31832) has role flavouring agent (CHEBI:35617) methyl salicylate (CHEBI:31832) has role insect attractant (CHEBI:24850) methyl salicylate (CHEBI:31832) has role metabolite (CHEBI:25212) methyl salicylate (CHEBI:31832) is a benzoate ester (CHEBI:36054) methyl salicylate (CHEBI:31832) is a methyl ester (CHEBI:25248) methyl salicylate (CHEBI:31832) is a salicylates (CHEBI:26596)

Synonyms	Sources
2-(Methoxycarbonyl)phenol	ChemIDplus
2-Carbomethoxyphenol	ChemIDplus
2-Hydroxybenzoic acid methyl ester	ChemIDplus
Betula oil	ChemIDplus
Gaultheria oil	ChemIDplus
Methyl 2-hydroxybenzoate	KEGG COMPOUND
Methyl o-hydroxybenzoate	ChemIDplus
methyl salicylate	UniProt
Natural wintergreen oil	ChemIDplus
Oil of wintergreen	ChemIDplus
Spicewood Oil	ChemIDplus
Sweet birch oil	ChemIDplus
Teaberry oil	ChemIDplus

Last Modified

08 July 2022