benzenetriol
Sign in to saveAlso known as trihydroxybenzene
The trihydroxybenzenes (or benzenetriols) are organic compounds with the formula C6H3(OH)3. Also classified as polyphenols, they feature three hydroxyl groups substituted onto a benzene ring. They are white solids with modest solubility in water.
In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, benzenetriol is referenced by 31 other articles, and connects out to International Standard Book Number, chemical compound and digital object identifier.
It is catalogued under the topic Trihydroxybenzenes.
Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.
~1 min read
Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- See also
- References
The trihydroxybenzenes (or benzenetriols) are organic compounds with the formula C6H3(OH)3. Also classified as polyphenols, they feature three hydroxyl groups substituted onto a benzene ring. They are white solids with modest solubility in water. {| class="wikitable" |- ! Pyrogallol ! Hydroxyquinol ! Phloroglucinol |- | Benzene-1,2,3-triol | Benzene-1,2,4-triol | Benzene-1,3,5-triol |- | 120px | 80px | 100px |}
The enzyme pyrogallol hydroxytransferase uses benzene-1,2,3,5-tetrol and benzene-1,2,3-triol (pyrogallol), whereas its two products are benzene-1,3,5-triol (phloroglucinol) and benzene-1,2,3,5-tetrol. This enzyme can be found in Pelobacter acidigallici.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “benzenetriol” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.