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Record 1 2011-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies)
C8H8O3
formula, see observation
C6H4OHCOOCH3
formula, see observation
119-36-8
CAS number
DEF

A liquid ester ... that has a strong odor of wintergreen, that is the principal constituent of wintergreen oil and sweet-birch oil but is usually made synthetically, and that is used chiefly as a flavoring material, in perfumes, and in medicine as a counterirritant.

OBS

methyl 2-hydroxybenzoate: form recommended by the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) for the systematic name corresponding to the CAS number indicated on the present record.

OBS

o-: This prefix must be italicized.

OBS

Chemical formula: C8H8O3 or C6H4OHCOOCH3

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
C8H8O3
formula, see observation
C6H4OHCOOCH3
formula, see observation
119-36-8
CAS number
OBS

2-hydroxybenzoate de méthyle : forme recommandée par l'UICPA (Union internationale de chimie pure et appliquée) pour le nom systématique correspondant au numéro CAS indiqué sur la présente fiche.

OBS

o-: Ce préfixe s'écrit en italique.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec les termes «essence de bétula» (en anglais : «betula oil», «birch oil» ou «sweet-birch oil») et «essence de gaulthérie» ou «essence de wintergreen» (en anglais «gaultheria oil» ou «wintergreen oil»), qui sont en fait des huiles aromatiques dont le constituant principal est le 2-hydroxybenzoate de méthyle, mais non des synonymes du composé chimique au sens strict du terme.

OBS

Formule chimique : C8H8O3 ou C6H4OHCOOCH3

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
C8H8O3
formula, see observation
C6H4OHCOOCH3
formula, see observation
119-36-8
CAS number
OBS

Aceite esencial de incoloro a amarillento. Soluble en alcohol, éter y ácido acético glacial. Combustible. Muy tóxico e irritante.

OBS

Fórmula química: C8H8O3 o C6H4OHCOOCH3

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