The molecule is a monocarboxylic acid that is phenylacetic acid in which the hydrogen at position 3 on the benzene ring is replaced by a hydroxy group. It has a role as a human xenobiotic metabolite. It is a monocarboxylic acid and a member of phenols. It derives from an acetic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 3-hydroxyphenylacetate.
2-(3-hydroxyphenyl)acetic acid