Phenyl salicylate

"Salol" redirects here. Salol may also refer to Salol, Minnesota.

Phenyl salicylate

Skeletal formula
Ball-and-stick model
Names
IUPAC name Phenyl 2-hydroxybenzoate
Other names Salol
Identifiers
CAS Number	118-55-8 Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:34918 N
ChEMBL	ChEMBL1339216 N
ChemSpider	8058 N
EC Number	204-259-2
Jmol 3D model	Interactive image
KEGG	C14163 N
MeSH	C026041
PubChem	8361
InChI InChI=1S/C13H10O3/c14-12-9-5-4-8-11(12)13(15)16-10-6-2-1-3-7-10/h1-9,14H N Key: ZQBAKBUEJOMQEX-UHFFFAOYSA-N N InChI=1/C13H10O3/c14-12-9-5-4-8-11(12)13(15)16-10-6-2-1-3-7-10/h1-9,14H Key: ZQBAKBUEJOMQEX-UHFFFAOYAI
SMILES O=C(Oc2ccccc2)c1c(O)cccc1
Properties
Chemical formula	C13H10O3
Molar mass	214.22 g/mol
Appearance	White solid
Density	1.25 g/cm3
Melting point	41.5 °C (106.7 °F; 314.6 K)
Boiling point	173 °C (343 °F; 446 K) at 12 mmHg
Solubility in water	1 g/6670 mL
Refractive index (nD)	1.615
Pharmacology
ATC code	G04BX12
Vapor pressure	{{{value}}}
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Phenyl salicylate, or salol, is a chemical substance, introduced in 1886 by Marceli Nencki of Basel. It can be created by heating salicylic acid with phenol. Once used in sunscreens, phenyl salicylate is now used in the manufacture of some polymers, lacquers, adhesives, waxes and polishes. It is also used frequently in school laboratory demonstrations on how cooling rates affect crystal size in igneous rocks.

Salol reaction

In the salol reaction, phenyl salicylate reacts with o-toluidine in 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene at elevated temperatures to the corresponding amide o-Salicylotoluide. Salicylamides are one type of drug.

Medical

It has been used as an antiseptic based on the antibacterial activity upon hydrolysis in the small intestine.

It acts as a mild analgesic.