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Salicylic Acid = 2-Hydroxybenzoic acid = ortho hydroxybenzoic acid 

CAS 69-72-7 

 C7H6O3 or ortho C6H4(COOH)(OH) 

MW 138.12 

Melting point 158 C Flash point 158 C Boiling point 200 C (decomposes) 

Starts to sublime 76 C 

Density 1.4 g/cm^3 

Solubility in water 2.5 g/L @ 25 C 77 g/L @ 100 C 

Soluble in methanol, ethanol, propanol, ether, turpentine, toluene, benzene 

 

Plant hormone 

Phosphor in vacuum UV 10-100 nm fluoresces blue @ 420 nm 

 

See Wikipedia for more information on salicylic acid. 

No recommendation for medicinal or topical use. 

Shipped in a plastic bottle suitable for storage on a laboratory shelf, not baggies.