C8H12O2 (Mw = 140.17968 g/mol) with the melting point of 147–150 °C (420–423 K), is stable under ambient conditions and soluble in water, as well as ethanol and methanol, and inorganic solvents.
an organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom having a double bond and that is usually characterized by the grouping C=C(OH)