1,2,3,5-Tetrahydroxybenzene is a benzenetetrol.
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Preferred IUPAC name
Benzene-1,2,3,5-tetrol | |||
Other names
1,2,3,5-Benzenetetrol
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C6H6O4 | |||
Molar mass | 142.110 g·mol−1 | ||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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It is a metabolite in the degradation of 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate (gallic acid) by Eubacterium oxidoreducens.[1]
The enzyme pyrogallol hydroxytransferase uses 1,2,3,5-tetrahydroxybenzene and 1,2,3-trihydroxybenzene (pyrogallol), whereas its two products are 1,3,5-trihydroxybenzene (phloroglucinol) and 1,2,3,5-tetrahydroxybenzene.[2]
Uses
edit1,2,3,5-Tetrahydroxybenzene, also known as pyrogallol, has various uses. It is used in the production of certain dyes, photographic developers, and hair dyes. Additionally, pyrogallol has been employed in traditional medicine and some cosmetic formulations due to its antioxidant properties.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ J D Haddock, and J G Ferry (1993). "Initial steps in the anaerobic degradation of 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate by Eubacterium oxidoreducens: characterization of mutants and role of 1,2,3,5-tetrahydroxybenzene". J. Bacteriol. 175 (3): 669–673. doi:10.1128/jb.175.3.669-673.1993. PMC 196204. PMID 8423143.
- ^ Pyrogallol hydroxytransferase at www.uniprot.org