Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2022-06-05 23:00:13 UTC
Update Date2022-09-01 02:27:56 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0054228
Metabolite Identification
Common Name3-hydroxybenzaldehyde
Description3-hydroxybenzaldehyde, also known as 3-formylphenol, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as hydroxybenzaldehydes. These are organic aromatic compounds containing a benzene ring carrying an aldehyde group and a hydroxyl group. A hydroxybenzaldehyde carrying a hydroxy substituent at position 3. 3-hydroxybenzaldehyde is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). 3-hydroxybenzaldehyde exists in all living organisms, ranging from bacteria to humans.
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
3-FormylphenolChEBI
m-FormylphenolChEBI
m-HydroxybenzaldehydeChEBI
Meta-hydroxybenzaldehydeChEBI
3-HydroxybenzaldehydChEMBL
Molecular FormulaC7H6O2
Average Mass122.123
Monoisotopic Mass122.036779433
IUPAC Name3-hydroxybenzaldehyde
Traditional Name3-hydroxybenzaldehyde
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
OC1=CC=CC(C=O)=C1
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C7H6O2/c8-5-6-2-1-3-7(9)4-6/h1-5,9H
InChI KeyIAVREABSGIHHMO-UHFFFAOYSA-N