Composition and stability of the salicylato‐complex of uranium have been determined. The composition of the complex has been found by the method of Job to be H2[UO2(O · C6H4 · COO)2]. The stability of the complex has been found to be of the order of 1.24 · 10−5. Copyright © 1959 Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim