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Preferred IUPAC name
Benzene-1,2,3,5-tetrol | |||
Other names
1,2,3,5-Benzenetetrol
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Properties | |||
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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1,2,3,5-Tetrahydroxybenzene is a benzenetetrol.
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]
1,2,3,5-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.