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<compound>
  <version>1.0</version>
  <creation_date>2011-09-21 00:29:47 UTC</creation_date>
  <update_date>2015-10-09 22:31:55 UTC</update_date>
  <accession>FDB023425</accession>
  <name>4-Hydroxy-3-methylbenzoic acid</name>
  <description>4-Hydroxy-3-methylbenzoic acid is a normal organic acid  identified in urine specimens from a healthy population. (PMID 8087979) [HMDB]</description>
  <synonyms>
    <synonym>3-Methyl-4-hydroxybenzoate</synonym>
    <synonym>3-Methyl-4-hydroxybenzoic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>4-hydroxy-3-methyl-Benzoate</synonym>
    <synonym>4-hydroxy-3-methyl-Benzoic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>4-Hydroxy-3-methylbenzoate</synonym>
    <synonym>4-Hydroxy-3-methylbenzoic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>4,3-Cresotic acid</synonym>
  </synonyms>
  <chemical_formula>C8H8O3</chemical_formula>
  <average_molecular_weight>152.1473</average_molecular_weight>
  <monisotopic_moleculate_weight>152.047344122</monisotopic_moleculate_weight>
  <iupac_name>4-hydroxy-3-methylbenzoic acid</iupac_name>
  <traditional_iupac>4-hydroxy-3-methylbenzoic acid</traditional_iupac>
  <cas_registry_number>499-76-3</cas_registry_number>
  <smiles>CC1=CC(=CC=C1O)C(O)=O</smiles>
  <inchi>InChI=1S/C8H8O3/c1-5-4-6(8(10)11)2-3-7(5)9/h2-4,9H,1H3,(H,10,11)</inchi>
  <inchikey>LTFHNKUKQYVHDX-UHFFFAOYSA-N</inchikey>
  <taxonomy>
    <description> belongs to the class of organic compounds known as hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives. Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives are compounds containing a hydroxybenzoic acid (or a derivative), which is a benzene ring bearing a carboxyl and a hydroxyl groups.</description>
    <direct_parent>Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives</direct_parent>
    <kingdom>Organic compounds</kingdom>
    <super_class>Benzenoids</super_class>
    <class>Benzene and substituted derivatives</class>
    <sub_class>Benzoic acids and derivatives</sub_class>
    <molecular_framework>Aromatic homomonocyclic compounds</molecular_framework>
    <alternative_parents>
      <alternative_parent>1-hydroxy-2-unsubstituted benzenoids</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Benzoic acids</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Benzoyl derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Carboxylic acids</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Hydrocarbon derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Monocarboxylic acids and derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organic oxides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organooxygen compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Ortho cresols</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Toluenes</alternative_parent>
    </alternative_parents>
    <substituents>
      <substituent>1-hydroxy-2-unsubstituted benzenoid</substituent>
      <substituent>Aromatic homomonocyclic compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Benzoic acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Benzoyl</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxylic acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxylic acid derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Hydrocarbon derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Hydroxybenzoic acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives</substituent>
      <substituent>O-cresol</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxide</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organooxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Phenol</substituent>
      <substituent>Toluene</substituent>
    </substituents>
    <external_descriptors>
      <external_descriptor>monohydroxybenzoic acid</external_descriptor>
      <external_descriptor>toluenes</external_descriptor>
    </external_descriptors>
  </taxonomy>
  <state>Solid</state>
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      <value>1.86</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>logs</kind>
      <value>-1.53</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>solubility</kind>
      <value>4.52e+00 g/l</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
  </predicted_properties>
  <experimental_properties>
  </experimental_properties>
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    <kind>logp</kind>
    <value>1.84</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
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    <value>4.38</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>pka_strongest_basic</kind>
    <value>-6</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
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    <kind>iupac</kind>
    <value>4-hydroxy-3-methylbenzoic acid</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
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    <kind>average_mass</kind>
    <value>152.1473</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
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    <kind>mono_mass</kind>
    <value>152.047344122</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
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    <kind>smiles</kind>
    <value>CC1=CC(=CC=C1O)C(O)=O</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>formula</kind>
    <value>C8H8O3</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
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    <kind>inchi</kind>
    <value>InChI=1S/C8H8O3/c1-5-4-6(8(10)11)2-3-7(5)9/h2-4,9H,1H3,(H,10,11)</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
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    <kind>inchikey</kind>
    <value>LTFHNKUKQYVHDX-UHFFFAOYSA-N</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
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    <kind>polar_surface_area</kind>
    <value>57.53</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>refractivity</kind>
    <value>40.34</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
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    <kind>polarizability</kind>
    <value>15.01</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>rotatable_bond_count</kind>
    <value>1</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
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    <kind>acceptor_count</kind>
    <value>3</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>donor_count</kind>
    <value>2</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
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    <kind>physiological_charge</kind>
    <value>-1</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
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    <kind>formal_charge</kind>
    <value>0</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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  <chebi_id/>
  <biocyc_id/>
  <het_id/>
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  <vmh_id/>
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    <reference>#&lt;Reference:0x000055ce333055c8&gt;</reference>
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      <name>Anatidae</name>
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