Salicylic Acid Molecular Structure - Chemical Composition & Properties #15596 (License: Personal Use)

This high-resolution 3D rendering depicts salicylic acid (C₇H₆O₃), featuring a benzene ring with adjacent carboxylic acid (-COOH) and hydroxyl (-OH) functional groups. Carbon atoms are gray, oxygen red, and hydrogen white, illustrating the molecule’s planar aromatic core and spatial arrangement critical to its biochemical activity. The ortho-positioning of the -OH group enables intramolecular hydrogen bonding, influencing solubility and reactivity.

Used on chemistry education sites, dermatology resource pages, and cosmetic ingredient databases; targets students, researchers, and skincare formulators seeking structural insight into salicylic acid’s mechanism of action.