title: 5-Methylsalicylic acid
text: # 5-Methylsalicylic acid
  
  5-Methylsalicylic acid is an organic compound with the formula $CH_3C_6H_3(CO_2H)(OH).$ It is a white solid that is soluble in basic water and in polar organic solvents. At neutral pH, the acid exists as 5-methylsalicylate Its functional groups include a carboxylic acid and a phenol group. It is one of four isomers of methylsalicylic acid.
  
  It can be prepared by hydroxylation of 3-methylbenzoic acid.
  
  