Salicylic acid
Salicylic acid is a white crystalline powder or needle-shaped crystals with sweetish taste.

Salicylic acid is a beta hydroxy acid (bha) with the formula c6h4(oh)co2h, where the oh group is adjacent to the carboxyl group. This organic acid is widely used in organic synthesis and functions as a plant hormone. It is derived from the metabolism of salicin. It is probably best known as a compound that is chemically similar to but not identical to the active component of aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid).

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Chemical name benzoic acid-2hydroxcy; 2-hydroxybenzoic acid; o-hydroxybenzoic acid; phenol-2-carboxylic acid; salonil; 2-hydroxybenzenecarboxylic acid; 2-carboxyphenol; o-carboxyphenol; acido o-idrossibenzoico (italian); acido salicilico (italian); 2-hydroxy-benzoic acid; o-hydroxybenzoic acid; 2-hydroxybenzoic acid; kyselina 2-hydroxybenzoova (czech); kyselina salicylova (czech); orthohydroxybenzoic acid;
Molecular formula hoc5h4cooh
Molecular weight: 138.12
Structural formula
Cas no. 69-72-7
Usage medicine of disinfecting and antiseptic for dissolving skin cutin hyperplasia and skin mould infection