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Salicyluric acid

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Salicyluric acid
Identifiers
ChemSpider
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.006.965 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC9H9NO4
Molar mass195.174 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
Melting point168 °C (334 °F)
  • c1ccc(c(c1)C(=O)NCC(=O)O)O
  • InChI=1S/C9H9NO4/c11-7-4-2-1-3-6(7)9(14)10-5-8(12)13/h1-4,11H,5H2,(H,10,14)(H,12,13)
  • Key:ONJSZLXSECQROL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Salicyluric acid is the glycine conjugate of salicylic acid and is the primary form in which salicylates are excreted from the body, via the kidneys. The pathway is very similar to the pathway of benzoic acid excretion as hippuric acid.