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Salicylic acid

European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

2-Hydroxybenzoic acid

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Linear Formula:
2-(HO)C6H4CO2H
CAS Number:
69-72-7
Molecular Weight:
138.12
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329824417
MDL number:
MFCD00002439
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
774890

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Product Name

Salicylic acid, European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard

InChI

1S/C7H6O3/c8-6-4-2-1-3-5(6)7(9)10/h1-4,8H,(H,9,10)

SMILES string

OC(=O)c1ccccc1O

InChI key

YGSDEFSMJLZEOE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

vapor density

4.8 (vs air)

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 114 °C)

API family

salicylic acid

manufacturer/tradename

EDQM

bp

211 °C (lit.)

mp

158-161 °C (lit.)

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

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Application

Salicylic acid EP Reference standard, intended for use in laboratory tests only as specifically prescribed in the European Pharmacopoeia.

General description

This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the Issuing Pharmacopoeia. For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.

Other Notes

Sales restrictions may apply.

Packaging

The product is delivered as supplied by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. For the current unit quantity, please visit the EDQM reference substance catalogue.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Repr. 2

Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

314.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

157 °C - closed cup

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Removal of cargos from the cell surface via endocytosis is an efficient mechanism to regulate activities of plasma membrane (PM)-resident proteins, such as receptors or transporters. Salicylic acid (SA) is an important plant hormone that is traditionally associated with pathogen
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Plant physiology, 161(3), 1433-1444 (2013-01-22)
A common response by plants to fungal attack is deposition of callose, a (1,3)-β-glucan polymer, in the form of cell wall thickenings called papillae, at site of wall penetration. While it has been generally believed that the papillae provide a
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Journal of chromatography. B, Biomedical sciences and applications, 752(1), 17-31 (2001-03-20)
Acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin) is rapidly metabolized to salicylic acid (salicylate) and other compounds, including gentisic acid and salicyluric acid. Monitoring of salicylate and its metabolites is of toxicological, pharmacological and biomedical interest. Three capillary electrophoresis (CE) methods featuring alkaline aqueous
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Acta dermato-venereologica, 79(5), 338-342 (1999-09-24)
Our aim was to simultaneously investigate 2 techniques for in vivo sampling of peripheral compartment pharmacokinetics after systemic administration of acetylsalicylic acid. Ten volunteers were given 2 g acetylsalicylic acid orally. Blood samples and dialysates from 4 microdialysis probes inserted
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