Methyl salicylate
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Methyl salicylate is an organic compound with the formula C8H8O3. It is the methyl ester of salicylic acid. It is a colorless, viscous liquid with a sweet, fruity odor reminiscent of root beer, but of
Sample of methyl salicylate
Wintergreen plants (Gaultheria procumbens)
Chick embryo that was treated with methylene blue to stain the skeleton, then cleansed with two or three ethanol washes, and treated with methyl salicylate to make the surrounding tissues transparent
Gaultheria procumbens
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Gaultheria procumbens, also called the eastern teaberry, the checkerberry, the boxberry, or the American wintergreen, is a perennial species of Gaultheria native to northeastern North America from New
Methyl salicylate
…wintergreens. It is also produced synthetically, used as a fragrance and as a flavoring agent. Methyl salicylate was first isolated (from the plant Gaultheria procumbens) in 1843 by the French chemist Auguste André Thomas Cahours (1813–1891), who identified it as an ester of salicylic acid and methanol. The biosynthesis…
Flowers blooming in July in Vermont
The forked anthers in a dissected flower
19th century illustration