This chemical is called Benzoic acid, 3-hydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)-, methyl ester, and its IUPAC name is methyl 3-hydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)benzoate. With the molecular formula of C₉H₁₀O₄, its molecular weight is 182.17. The CAS registry number of this chemical is 71780-40-0.

Other characteristics of the Benzoic acid, 3-hydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)-, methyl ester can be summarised as followings: (1)ACD/LogP: 0.71; (2)# of Rule of 5 Violations: 0; (3)ACD/LogD (pH 5.5): 0.71; (4)ACD/LogD (pH 7.4): 0.7; (5)ACD/BCF (pH 5.5): 2.03; (6)ACD/BCF (pH 7.4): 1.99; (7)ACD/KOC (pH 5.5): 57.69; (8)ACD/KOC (pH 7.4): 56.74; (9)#H bond acceptors: 4; (10)#H bond donors: 2; (11)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 5; (12)Polar Surface Area: 66.76 Å²; (13)Index of Refraction: 1.578; (14)Molar Refractivity: 46.35 cm³; (15)Molar Volume: 139.5 cm³; (16)Polarizability: 18.37×10^-24cm³; (17)Surface Tension: 55.3 dyne/cm; (18)Density: 1.305 g/cm³; (19)Flash Point: 134.7 °C; (20)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 59.73 kJ/mol; (21)Boiling Point: 331.8 °C at 760 mmHg; (22)Vapour Pressure: 7.9E-05 mmHg at 25°C.

Production method of this chemical: The Benzoic acid, 3-hydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)-, methyl ester could be obtained by the reactants of methanol, carbon monoxide and 2-hydroxymethyl-5-iodo-phenol. This reaction needs the reagents of Pd(OAc)₂, Et₃N. The yield is 70 %.

Uses of this chemical: The Benzoic acid, 3-hydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)-, methyl ester could react with triphenylphosphonium bromide to obtain the (2-hydroxy-4-methoxycarbonyl-benzyl)-triphenyl-phosphonium; bromide. This reaction needs the solvent of acetonitrile. The yield is 91 %.

You can still convert the following datas into molecular structure: 
1.SMILES: OCc1ccc(cc1O)C(=O)O
2.InChI: InChI=1/C9H10O4/c1-13-9(12)6-2-3-7(5-10)8(11)4-6/h2-4,10-11H,5H2,1H3
3.InChIKey: IPKROFXTOPMVEF-UHFFFAOYAR