3,5-Dihydroxybenzyl alcohol

CAS Registry Number®

29654-55-5

CAS Name

3,5-Dihydroxybenzyl alcohol

Molecular Formula

C7H8O3

Molecular Mass

140.14

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    182 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C7H8O3/c8-4-5-1-6(9)3-7(10)2-5/h1-3,8-10H,4H2

InChIKey

InChIKey=NGYYFWGABVVEPL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

OC=1C=C(O)C=C(C1)CO

Other Names for this Substance

  • 1,3-Benzenediol, 5-(hydroxymethyl)-
  • Benzyl alcohol, 3,5-dihydroxy-
  • 5-(Hydroxymethyl)-1,3-benzenediol
  • 3,5-Dihydroxybenzyl alcohol
  • 5-(Hydroxymethyl)resorcinol

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