Potassium salicylate

Potassium salicylate
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Potassium 2-hydroxybenzoate
Identifiers
CAS Number	578-36-9 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	10877;
ECHA InfoCard	100.008.566
EC Number	209-421-6;
PubChem CID	23664627;
UNII	K91YT16P5M ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID9060366 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C7H6O3.K/c8-6-4-2-1-3-5(6)7(9)10;/h1-4,8H,(H,9,10);/q;+1/p-1;
	SMILES [K+].O=C([O-])c1ccccc1O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C7H5KO3
Molar mass	194.227 g/mol (monohydrate); 176.212 g/mol (anhydrous);
Melting point	29 °C (84 °F) (monohydrate, decomposes);
Solubility in water	18.07 mol % @ 100 °C (212 °F)
Pharmacology
ATC code	N02BA12 (WHO)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Potassium salicylate is the potassium salt of salicylic acid.^[2]^[3] It exists as the monohydrate KC₇H₅O₃·H₂O below 29 °C (84 °F), where it decomposes to the anhydrous form (KC₇H₅O₃).^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Sidgewick, Nevil V.; Ewbank, Elinor K. (1922). "The Solubility of the Alkali Salts of Benzoic and the Hydroxybenzoic Acids in Water". Journal of the Chemical Society. Transactions Part II. 121: 1847–1850.
^ "Potassium salicylate". chemicalbook.com.
^ "Potassium salicylate". chemblink.com.

[JCS1922-1] Sidgewick, Nevil V.; Ewbank, Elinor K. (1922). "The Solubility of the Alkali Salts of Benzoic and the Hydroxybenzoic Acids in Water". Journal of the Chemical Society. Transactions Part II. 121: 1847–1850.

[2] "Potassium salicylate". chemicalbook.com.

[3] "Potassium salicylate". chemblink.com.

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