Potassium salicylate

Names
Preferred IUPAC name Potassium 2-hydroxybenzoate
Identifiers
CAS Number	578-36-9 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	10877
ECHA InfoCard	100.008.566
EC Number	209-421-6
PubChemCID	23664627
UNII	K91YT16P5M Y
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)[1]
Solubility in water	18.07 mol % @ 100 °C (212 °F)[1]
Pharmacology
ATC code	N02BA12 (WHO)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Potassium salicylate is thepotassiumsalt ofsalicylic acid.^[2][3] It exists as the monohydrateKC₇H₅O₃·H₂O below 29 °C (84 °F), where it decomposes to the anhydrous form (KC₇H₅O₃).^[1]

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