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M34200

4-Methylcatechol

≥95%

Synonym(s):

3,4-Dihydroxytoluene, 4-Methyl-1,2-benzenediol

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Linear Formula:
CH3C6H3-1,2-(OH)2
CAS Number:
452-86-8
Molecular Weight:
124.14
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24896842
EC Number:
207-214-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
636512
MDL number:
MFCD00002205
Assay:
≥95%
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assay

≥95%

bp

251 °C (lit.)

mp

67-69 °C (lit.)

density

1.129 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

Cc1ccc(O)c(O)c1

InChI

1S/C7H8O2/c1-5-2-3-6(8)7(9)4-5/h2-4,8-9H,1H3

InChI key

ZBCATMYQYDCTIZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

284.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

140 °C - closed cup

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Srinath Pashikanti et al.
Free radical biology & medicine, 48(5), 656-663 (2009-12-09)
Glycation is a nonenzymatic condensation reaction between reducing sugars and amino groups of proteins that undergo rearrangements to stable ketoamines, leading to the formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) including fluorescent (argpyrimidine) and nonfluorescent (N(epsilon)-carboxymethyllysine; CML) protein adducts and
Sisse Jongberg et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 59(18), 10329-10335 (2011-08-25)
The interaction between phenolic compounds and protein thiols was investigated in minced beef with or without 500 ppm 4-methylcatechol (4-MC) that had been stored under oxygen or argon for 7 days (4 °C). Myofibrillar protein isolates were extracted, and the
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