Salicylate

This oil should never be ingested, as methyl salicylate is toxic at this concentrated dose.

A new oxalate ester made from methyl salicylate (oil of wintergreen) was found to be an excellent replacement for the typical halogenated oxalate ester (bis(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl) oxalate) used in peroxyoxalate chemiluminescence demonstrations.

Common whistle fuels contain Benzoate or Salicylate compounds and a suitable oxidizer such as Potassium Perchlorate.

Saturation of binding sites leads to more free salicylate and increased toxicity.

With large salicylate doses, the kinetics switch from first-order to zero-order, as metabolic pathways become saturated and renal excretion becomes increasingly important.