3,4-Dihydroxybenzaldehyde

CAS Registry Number®

139-85-5

CAS Name

3,4-Dihydroxybenzaldehyde

Molecular Formula

C7H6O3

Molecular Mass

138.12

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    153 °C (decomp)
  • Density (2)

    0.992 g/cm³ @ Temp: 39.9 °C; Press: 4 x 10⁵ Torr

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C7H6O3/c8-4-5-1-2-6(9)7(10)3-5/h1-4,9-10H

InChIKey

InChIKey=IBGBGRVKPALMCQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(=O)C1=CC(O)=C(O)C=C1

Canonical SMILES

O=CC1=CC=C(O)C(O)=C1

Other Names for this Substance

  • Benzaldehyde, 3,4-dihydroxy-
  • Protocatechualdehyde
  • 3,4-Dihydroxybenzaldehyde
  • 3,4-Dihydroxybenzenecarbonal
  • Protocatechuic aldehyde

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