2,6-Dihydroxybenzoic acid

Alternative Name(s)

2,6-Dihydroxy-Benzoic acid
2,6-Dihydroxybenzoate
2,6-Dihydroxybenzoic acid
2,6-Dihydroxybenzoic acid (ACD/Name 4.0)
2,6-Resorcylic acid
2-Carboxyresorcinol
6-Hydroxysalicylic acid
Benzoate
Benzoic acid
gamma-Resorcylic acidC7H6O4

IUPAC Name – 2,6-dihydroxybenzoic acid

Empirical Formula – C₇H₆O₄

Molecular Weight – 154.12

Exact Mass – 154.03

Elemental Analysis – C, 54.55; H, 3.92; O, 41.52

Classification – Hydroxybenzoic acids

2,6-Dihydroxybenzoic acid Compound Image

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Concentration analysis (mg/kg)

Fruit
Virgin oil

0.3-0.6[1]

2.55e^-3-1.56e^-02[1]

External Links

ChEBI ID - 68465
PubChem CID - 9338
HMDB - HMDB13676

References

Bianco, A., et al., Analysis by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry of biophenolic compounds in virgin olive oil, part II. Journal of Separation Science, 2003. 26(5): p. 417-424.