syringaldehyde
Sign in to saveAlso known as Gallaldehyde 3,5-dimethyl ether, 4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxybenzaldehyde, 4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxy-benzaldehyde
Syringaldehyde is an organic compound that occurs in trace amounts widely in nature. Some species of insects use syringaldehyde in their chemical communication systems. Scolytus multistriatus uses it as a signal to find a host tree during oviposition.
Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 182.058
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- canonical SMILES
- COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C=O
- chemical formula
- C₉H₁₀O₄
- Commons category
- Syringaldehyde
- melting point
- 112.0
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Syringaldehyde is an organic compound that occurs in trace amounts widely in nature. Some species of insects use syringaldehyde in their chemical communication systems. Scolytus multistriatus uses it as a signal to find a host tree during oviposition.
Because it contains many functional groups, it can be classified in many ways - aromatic, aldehyde, phenol. It is a colorless solid (impure samples appear yellowish) that is soluble in alcohol and polar organic solvents.