The product name and systematic name of this chemical are the same which is called 2,3-Dihydroxy-5-methyl-benzoic acid. Known as Benzoic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy-5-methyl-, it is an organic compound with the formula C₈H₈O₄. Its CAS registry number is 6049-93-0.

Physical properties of 2,3-Dihydroxy-5-methyl-benzoic acid: (1)ACD/LogP: 2.26; (2)ACD/LogD (pH 5.5): -1; (3)ACD/LogD (pH 7.4): -1; (4)ACD/BCF (pH 5.5): 1; (5)ACD/BCF (pH 7.4): 1; (6)ACD/KOC (pH 5.5): 1; (7)ACD/KOC (pH 7.4): 1; (8)#H bond acceptors: 4; (9)#H bond donors: 3; (10)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 3; (11)Index of Refraction: 1.646; (12)Molar Refractivity: 41.771 cm³; (13)Molar Volume: 115.098 cm³; (14)Surface Tension: 73.556 dyne/cm; (15)Density: 1.461 g/cm³; (16)Flash Point: 188.717 °C; (17)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 64.488 kJ/mol; (18)Boiling Point: 364.977 °C at 760 mmHg; (19)Vapour Pressure: 0 mmHg at 25°C.

Uses of 2,3-Dihydroxy-5-methyl-benzoic acid: it can be used to produce 2,3-dihydroxy-5-methylbenzoic acid methyl ester by heating. This reaction will need reagent BF₃•Et₂O with reaction time of 4 hours. The yield is about 75%.

You can still convert the following datas into molecular structure:
(1)SMILES: Oc1c(cc(C)cc1O)C(O)=O
(2)InChI: InChI=1/C8H8O4/c1-4-2-5(8(11)12)7(10)6(9)3-4/h2-3,9-10H,1H3,(H,11,12)
(3)InChIKey: NCLKLKFWHLNSPF-UHFFFAOYAK