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Merck

173401

1,2,4-Benzenetriol

ReagentPlus®, 99%

Synonym(s):

Hydroxyhydroquinone

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Linear Formula:
C6H3(OH)3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
126.11
NACRES:
NA.23
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
EC Number:
208-575-1
MDL number:
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Quality Level

product line

ReagentPlus®

assay

99%

form

solid

mp

140 °C (subl.) (lit.)

SMILES string

Oc1ccc(O)c(O)c1

InChI

1S/C6H6O3/c7-4-1-2-5(8)6(9)3-4/h1-3,7-9H

InChI key

GGNQRNBDZQJCCN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

1,2,4-Benzenetriol is also known as hydroxyhydroquinone. It is an intermediary metabolite of benzene that is present in roasted coffee beans. It is mutagenic and it causes cleaving of DNA single strands by the generation of reactive oxygen species.

Legal Information

ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany


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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves



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DNA breakage induced by 1, 2, 4-benzenetriol: relative contributions of oxygen-derived active species and transition metal ions
Li AS, et al.
Free Radical Biology & Medicine, 30(9), 943-956 (2001)
Generation of hydrogen peroxide from hydroxyhydroquinone and its inhibition by superoxide dismutase
Hiramoto K, et al.
Journal of Oleo Science, 50(1), 21-28 (2001)
Zbigniew Srokol et al.
Carbohydrate research, 339(10), 1717-1726 (2004-06-29)
During the hydrothermal upgrading of biomass, hydrolysis to glucose is an important step. To elucidate some of the reaction pathways that follow this initial hydrolysis, the hydrothermal treatment (340 degrees C, 27.5 MPa, 25-204 s) of dilute (50 mM) solutions