1,2,3,5-Tetrahydroxybenzene

1,2,3,5-Tetrahydroxybenzene
Names
IUPAC name
Benzene-1,2,3,5-tetrol
Other names
1,2,3,5-Benzenetetrol
Identifiers
634-94-6 YesY=
ChEBI CHEBI:16746 YesY
ChemSpider 11 YesY
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KEGG C03743 YesY
PubChem 12
Properties
C6H6O4
Molar mass 142.11 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]

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