3-hydroxybenzoic acid

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q2823216
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3-hydroxybenzoic acid

Summary

3-hydroxybenzoic acid is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 3-hydroxybenzoic acid's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • 3-hydroxybenzoic acid's chemical structure is recorded as 3-Hydroxybenzoic-acid-2D-skeletal.svg[4].
  • 3-hydroxybenzoic acid's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 99-06-9[5].
  • 3-hydroxybenzoic acid's EC number is recorded as 202-726-5[6].
  • 3-hydroxybenzoic acid's canonical SMILES is recorded as C1=CC(=CC(=C1)O)C(=O)O[7].
  • 3-hydroxybenzoic acid's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C7H6O3/c8-6-3-1-2-5(4-6)7(9)10/h1-4,8H,(H,9,10)[8].
  • 3-hydroxybenzoic acid's InChIKey is recorded as IJFXRHURBJZNAO-UHFFFAOYSA-N[9].
  • 3-hydroxybenzoic acid's chemical formula is recorded as C₇H₆O₃[10].
  • 3-hydroxybenzoic acid's subclass of is recorded as monohydroxybenzoic acid[11].
  • 3-hydroxybenzoic acid's Commons category is recorded as 3-Hydroxybenzoic acid[12].
  • 3-hydroxybenzoic acid's ChEMBL ID is recorded as CHEMBL65369[13].
  • 3-hydroxybenzoic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 3PCB[14].
  • 3-hydroxybenzoic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 3TUS[15].
  • 3-hydroxybenzoic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 5HPI[16].
  • 3-hydroxybenzoic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 4BK1[17].
  • 3-hydroxybenzoic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 4Q6W[18].
  • 3-hydroxybenzoic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 5A3K[19].
  • 3-hydroxybenzoic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 2DKH[20].
  • 3-hydroxybenzoic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 4PAI[21].
  • 3-hydroxybenzoic acid's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fq1g3k[22].
  • 3-hydroxybenzoic acid's UNII is recorded as 2ZFW40OJ7U[23].
  • 3-hydroxybenzoic acid's RTECS number is recorded as DH1924980[24].
  • 3-hydroxybenzoic acid's ChemSpider ID is recorded as 7142[25].
  • 3-hydroxybenzoic acid's PubChem CID is recorded as 7420[26].
  • 3-hydroxybenzoic acid's KEGG ID is recorded as C00587[27].

Why It Matters

3-hydroxybenzoic acid ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . ChEBI. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Q2311683. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of monohydroxybenzoic acid
    Found in taxon Rhizoctonia solani, Fumaria officinalis, Filipendula ulmaria +17
    Subclass of
    Mass {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+138.032'}
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:3-ہائیڈروکسی بینزوئک ایسڈ]]"
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