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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C7H8O2
Molecular Weight 124.1372
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of SALICYL ALCOHOL

SMILES

OCC1=CC=CC=C1O

InChI

InChIKey=CQRYARSYNCAZFO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C7H8O2/c8-5-6-3-1-2-4-7(6)9/h1-4,8-9H,5H2

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C7H8O2
Molecular Weight 124.1372
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Description
Curator's Comment: Description was created using several sources including: http://www.botanical-dermatology-database.info/BotDermFolder/SALI.html; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15725287; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9455642; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19665455

Salicyl alcohol is used as a local anesthetic and antiinflammatory. A light brown crystalline powder, stable, incompatible with acids, acid chlorides, acid anhydrides, strong oxidizing agents. It was found in bark of willow tree family and aspen Populus tremula. It is a well-known allergen in phenol-formaldehyde resins found to cause allergic contact dermatitis. Antioxidant activity of 2-hydroxybenzyl alcohol has been reported.

Originator

Curator's Comment: In 1830 found that salicyn that he extracted from the the willow tree bark is a glycoside of salicyl alcohol

Approval Year

Conditions

Conditions

Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
2 % single, topical
Studied dose
Dose: 2 %
Route: topical
Route: single
Dose: 2 %
Sources:
healthy, ADULT
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Other AEs: Contact dermatitis...
Other AEs:
Contact dermatitis
Sources:
2 % single, topical
Studied dose
Dose: 2 %
Route: topical
Route: single
Dose: 2 %
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Other AEs: ontact dermatitis...
Other AEs:
ontact dermatitis
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Contact dermatitis
2 % single, topical
Studied dose
Dose: 2 %
Route: topical
Route: single
Dose: 2 %
Sources:
healthy, ADULT
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
ontact dermatitis
2 % single, topical
Studied dose
Dose: 2 %
Route: topical
Route: single
Dose: 2 %
Sources:
unhealthy, ADULT
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Cresyl saligenin phosphate makes multiple adducts on free histidine, but does not form an adduct on histidine 438 of human butyrylcholinesterase.
2013-03-25
Biosynthesis of phenolic glycosides from phenylpropanoid and benzenoid precursors in populus.
2010-03
Photochemical formation and chemistry of long-lived adamantylidene-quinone methides and 2-adamantyl cations.
2010-01-01
Engineering of cyclodextrin glucanotransferases and the impact for biotechnological applications.
2010-01
Proteomics of plant pathogenic fungi.
2010
Glycosylation-mediated phenylpropanoid partitioning in Populus tremuloides cell cultures.
2009-12-29
Antioxidant activity and free radical scavenging reactions of hydroxybenzyl alcohols. Biochemical and pulse radiolysis studies.
2009-12-10
Liposomes by polymerization of an imidazolium ionic liquid: use as microreactors for gold-catalyzed alcohol oxidation.
2009-12-07
2-Hydroxy-benzyl alcohol-phenanthroline (1/1).
2009-10-31
Experimental stroke protection induced by 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol is cancelled by bacitracin.
2009-06
Synthesis of nucleoside mono-, di-, and triphosphoramidates from solid-phase cyclosaligenyl phosphitylating reagents.
2009-05-21
Calorimetric studies on the phenolic glycoside D(-)-salicin.
2008-12
Studies on enzyme-cleavable dialkoxymethyl-cyclosaligenyl-2',3'-dideoxy-2',3'-didehydrothymidine monophosphates.
2008-11-13
Using hydroxymethylphenoxy derivates with the SPOT technology to generate peptides with authentic C-termini.
2008-07-15
Salicyl alcohol oxidase of the chemical defense secretion of two chrysomelid leaf beetles. Molecular and functional characterization of two new members of the glucose-methanol-choline oxidoreductase gene family.
2008-07-11
Determination of pKa values of salicyl alcohol and phenol by capillary electrophoresis with amperometric detection.
2008
Antibodies to neural proteins in organophosphorus-induced delayed neuropathy (OPIDN) and its amelioration.
2007-08-23
Synthesis and biological evaluation of phosphate prodrugs of 4-phospho-D-erythronohydroxamic acid, an inhibitor of 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase.
2007-08
Accurate theoretical determination of the structure of aromatic complexes is complicated: the phenol dimer and phenol...methanol cases.
2007-07-05
Enzymatic synthesis of alpha-anomer-selective D-glucosides using maltose phosphorylase.
2007-06
Willow leaves' extracts contain anti-tumor agents effective against three cell types.
2007-01-31
Willow bark extract (BNO1455) and its fractions suppress growth and induce apoptosis in human colon and lung cancer cells.
2007
The phenylic hydroxyl group is essential for the induction of stress response by sodium salicylate.
2006-11-10
Electronic speckle pattern interferometry: a novel non-invasive tool for studying drug transport rate through free films.
2006-09-12
A scalable machine-learning approach to recognize chemical names within large text databases.
2006-09-06
Application of the cycloSal-prodrug approach for improving the biological potential of phosphorylated biomolecules.
2006-09
A model for the drug release from a polymer matrix tablet--effects of swelling and dissolution.
2006-07-20
Monitoring carbohydrate enzymatic reactions by quantitative in vitro microdialysis.
2006-06-16
The prediction of isotopic patterns in phenylpropanoids from their precursors and the mechanism of the NIH-shift: basis of the isotopic characteristics of natural aromatic compounds.
2006-06
Potential role for gut microbiota in cell wall digestion and glucoside detoxification in Tenebrio molitor larvae.
2006-06
cycloSal-PMEA and cycloAmb-PMEA: potentially new phosphonate prodrugs based on the cycloSal-pronucleotide approach.
2005-12-15
Stable isotope characterization of the ortho-oxygenated phenylpropanoids: coumarin and melilotol.
2005-11-30
Enzymatic synthesis and anti-coagulant effect of salicin analogs by using the Leuconostoc mesenteroides glucansucrase acceptor reaction.
2005-04-20
Allergic contact dermatitis from salicyl alcohol and salicylaldehyde in aspen bark (Populus tremula).
2005-02
Assessment of antibacterial activity of some topical otological solutions.
2005
Differentiation of extractive and synthetic salicin. The 2H aromatic pattern of natural 2-hydroxybenzyl alcohol.
2004-12-29
Torsional barriers in aromatic molecular clusters as probe of the electronic properties of the chromophore.
2004-11-12
Kinetic and regiospecific interrogation of covalent intermediates in the nonribosomal peptide synthesis of yersiniabactin.
2004-10-20
Enzymatic synthesis of two salicin analogues by reaction of salicyl alcohol with Bacillus macerans cyclomaltodextrin glucanyltransferase and Leuconostoc mesenteroides B-742CB dextransucrase.
2004-06-01
Simple synthesis of beta-D-glycopyranosides using beta-glycosidase from almonds.
2004-02
Utilization of aminoaromatic acids by a methanogenic enrichment culture and by a novel Citrobacter freundii strain.
2004-02
Glucuronuria in the koala.
2003-06
Early-late heterobimetallic alkoxides as model systems for late-transition-metal catalysts supported on titania.
2003-02-03
Characterization of an extracellular salicyl alcohol oxidase from larval defensive secretions of Chrysomela populi and Phratora vitellinae (Chrysomelina).
2002-11
Rapid syntheses of benzopyrans from o-OBOC salicylaldehydes and salicyl alcohols: a three-component reaction.
2002-10-04
cycloSal-d4TMP pronucleotides structural variations, mechanistic insights and antiviral activity.
2002-10
Evaluation of salicin as an antipyretic prodrug that does not cause gastric injury.
2002-08
Flash photolytic generation and study of 5-methoxy-o-quinone alpha-phenylethidet in aqueous solution: comparison of cis and trans isomer reactivity.
2002-01
Glycosides of benzyl and salicyl alcohols from Alangium chinense.
2001-10
cycloSal-2',3'-dideoxy-2',3'-didehydrothymidine monophosphate (cycloSal-d4TMP): synthesis and antiviral evaluation of a new d4TMP delivery system.
1998-04-23
Patents

Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide
Unknown
Route of Administration: Unknown
In Vitro Use Guide
Unknown
Substance Class Chemical
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Name Type Language
NSC-3814
Preferred Name English
SALICYL ALCOHOL
MART.   MI   USAN   WHO-DD  
USAN  
Official Name English
SALICYL ALCOHOL [USAN]
Common Name English
SALICYL ALCOHOL [MI]
Common Name English
BENZENEMETHANOL, 2-HYDROXY-
Systematic Name English
SALIGENIN
Systematic Name English
SALIGENOL
Common Name English
O-Hydroxybenzyl alcohol
Common Name English
Salicyl alcohol [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
SALICAIN
Common Name English
SALICYL ALCOHOL [MART.]
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NCI_THESAURUS C245
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Code System Code Type Description
RXCUI
1363054
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PRIMARY RxNorm
MESH
C010631
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PUBCHEM
5146
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EVMPD
SUB15177MIG
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
201-960-5
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MERCK INDEX
m9731
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SMS_ID
100000078389
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WIKIPEDIA
Salicyl alcohol
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CHEBI
16464
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL280802
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NSC
3814
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FDA UNII
FA1N0842KB
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CAS
90-01-7
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID9045843
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DAILYMED
FA1N0842KB
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NCI_THESAURUS
C81408
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