3-Hydroxybenzaldehyde

3-Hydroxybenzaldehyde
Names
	IUPAC name 3-Hydroxybenzaldehyde
	Other names m-Hydroxybenzaldehyde; m-Formylphenol; 3-Formylphenol
Identifiers
CAS Number	100-83-4 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL243816 ;
ChemSpider	21105795 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.002.630
KEGG	C03067 ;
PubChem CID	101;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID7059220 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C7H6O2/c8-5-6-2-1-3-7(9)4-6/h1-5,9H Key: IAVREABSGIHHMO-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C7H6O2/c8-5-6-2-1-3-7(9)4-6/h1-5,9H Key: IAVREABSGIHHMO-UHFFFAOYAC;
	SMILES O=Cc1cc(O)ccc1;
Properties
Chemical formula	C7H6O2
Molar mass	122.123 g·mol−1
Appearance	light-tan crystals
Melting point	100-103 °C
Boiling point	191 °C (50 mmHg)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

3-Hydroxybenzaldehyde is one of the three isomers of hydroxybenzaldehyde.

Chemistry

It has been prepared from 3-nitrobenzaldehyde in a sequence of nitro group reduction, diazotization of the amine, and hydrolysis.^[1]^[2]

3-hydroxybenzyl-alcohol dehydrogenase is an enzyme that uses 3-hydroxybenzyl alcohol and NADP⁺ to produce 3-hydroxybenzaldehyde, NADPH and H⁺.

^ m-HYDROXYBENZALDEHYDE, Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 3, p.453 (1955); Vol. 25, p.55 (1945)
^ m-METHOXYBENZALDEHYDE, Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 3, p.564 (1955); Vol. 29, p.63 (1949)

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