FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Chemical: methyl salicylate
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General Information
Name
methyl salicylate
FlyBase ID
FBch0000352
ChEBI Name
methyl salicylate
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:31832
PubChem Name
Methyl Salicylate
PubChem ID
CID:4133
Chemical Structure
Chemical structure of methyl salicylate
methyl salicylate
InChIKey

OSWPMRLSEDHDFF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Definition (ChEBI)

ChEBI: Methyl salicylate is a benzoate ester that is the methyl ester of salicylic acid. It has a role as a flavouring agent, a metabolite and an insect attractant. It is a benzoate ester and a member of salicylates. It derives from a salicylic acid.

Roles Classification (ChEBI)
Comment
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (29)
Synonyms
119-36-8
(PubChem, 2019-)
2-(Methoxycarbonyl)phenol
(ChEBI, 2019-)
2-Carbomethoxyphenol
(ChEBI, 2019-)
2-Hydroxybenzoic acid methyl ester
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Analgit
(PubChem, 2019-)
Betula oil
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
Gaultheria oil
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
Methyl 2-hydroxybenzoate
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
Methyl Salicylate
(Suzuki et al., 2020)
Methyl o-hydroxybenzoate
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Methyl salicylate
(Fan et al., 2025)
Natural wintergreen oil
(ChEBI, 2019-)
OIL OF WINTERGREEN
(PubChem, 2019-)
Oil of wintergreen
(ChEBI, 2019-)
PubChem:4133
(PubChem, 2019-)
Spicewood Oil
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Sweet birch oil
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
Teaberry oil
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
Wintergreen oil
(PubChem, 2019-)
analgit
(PubChem, 2019-)
betula oil
(PubChem, 2019-)
gaultheria oil
(PubChem, 2019-)
methyl 2-hydroxybenzoate
(Mier et al., 2022, PubChem, 2019-)
methyl salicylate
(Lüdke et al., 2025, Kato et al., 2023, Kleinheinz et al., 2023, Ramiaranjatovo et al., 2023, Mier et al., 2022, Chahda et al., 2019, ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-, Dolan et al., 2018, Cao et al., 2017, Seki et al., 2017, Badel et al., 2016, Mansourian and Stensmyr, 2015)
oil of wintergreen
(PubChem, 2019-)
pubchem:4133
(PubChem, 2019-)
sweet birch oil
(PubChem, 2019-)
teaberry oil
(PubChem, 2019-)
wintergreen oil
(PubChem, 2019-)
Secondary FlyBase IDs
    References (17)