2-hydroxy-5-methoxy-benzoic acid

A summary of the most common chemical descriptors (InChI Key and SMILES codes) for 2-hydroxy-5-methoxy-benzoic acid are summarized together with 3D and 2D structures and relevant physico-chemical properties.

What is 2-hydroxy-5-methoxy-benzoic acid?

The molecule 2-hydroxy-5-methoxy-benzoic acid presents a molecular formula of C8H8O4 and its IUPAC name is 5-methoxy-2-oxidanyl-benzoic acid.

3D structure

Cartesian coordinates

Geometry of 2-hydroxy-5-methoxy-benzoic acid in x, y and z coordinates (Å units) to copy/paste elsewhere. Generated with Open Babel software.

2D drawing

 

2-hydroxy-5-methoxy-benzoic acid IZZIWIAOVZOBLF-UHFFFAOYSA-N chemical compound 2D structure molecule svg
2-hydroxy-5-methoxy-benzoic acid

 

Molecule descriptors

 
IUPAC name2-hydroxy-5-methoxy-benzoic acid
InChI codeInChI=1S/C8H8O4/c1-12-5-2-3-7(9)6(4-5)8(10)11/h2-4,9H,1H3,(H,10,11)
InChI KeyIZZIWIAOVZOBLF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILESCOC1=CC(=C(C=C1)O)C(=O)O

Physico-Chemical properties

IUPAC name5-methoxy-2-oxidanyl-benzoic acid
Molecular formulaC8H8O4
Molecular weight168.15
Melting point (ºC)
Boiling point (ºC)
Density (g/cm3)
Molar refractivity
LogP
Topological polar surface area66.8

LogP and topological polar surface area (TPSA) values were estimated using Open Babel software.

The n-octanol/water partition coeficient (Kow) data is applied in toxicology and drug research. Kow values are used, to guess the environmental fate of persistent organic pollutants. High partition coefficients values, tend to accumulate in the fatty tissue of organisms. Molecules with a log(Kow) (or LogP) greater than 5 are considered to bioaccumulate.

TPSA values are the sum of the surface area over all polar atoms or molecules, mainly oxygen and nitrogen, also including hydrogen atoms.

In medicinal chemistry, TPSA is used to assess the ability of a drug to permeabilise cells.

For molecules to penetrate the blood-brain barrier (and act on receptors in the central nervous system), TPSA values below 90 Å2 are required. Thus, molecules with a polar surface area greater than 140 Å2 tend to be poorly permeable to cell membranes.