Used in synthetic resin, also used as additive, curing agent, promoter, etc.

Methyl 3-O-methylgallate is a rare natural product that showed promising antioxidant activities.

Methyl salicylate (oil of wintergreen or wintergreen oil) is an organic ester naturally produced by many species of plants, particularly wintergreens. It is also synthetically produced, used as a fragrance, in foods and beverages, and in liniments.