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1,2,4-Benzenetriol

ReagentPlus®, 99%

Synonym(s):

Hydroxyhydroquinone

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Linear Formula:
C6H3(OH)3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
126.11
EC Number:
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UNSPSC Code:
12162002
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.23

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product line

ReagentPlus®

assay

99%

form

solid

mp

140 °C (subl.) (lit.)

SMILES string

Oc1ccc(O)c(O)c1

InChI

1S/C6H6O3/c7-4-1-2-5(8)6(9)3-4/h1-3,7-9H

InChI key

GGNQRNBDZQJCCN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

1,2,4-Benzenetriol is also known as hydroxyhydroquinone. It is an intermediary metabolite of benzene that is present in roasted coffee beans. It is mutagenic and it causes cleaving of DNA single strands by the generation of reactive oxygen species.[1][2][3]

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ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves


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DNA breakage induced by 1, 2, 4-benzenetriol: relative contributions of oxygen-derived active species and transition metal ions
Li AS, et al.
Free Radical Biology & Medicine, 30(9), 943-956 (2001)
Generation of hydrogen peroxide from hydroxyhydroquinone and its inhibition by superoxide dismutase
Hiramoto K, et al.
Journal of Oleo Science, 50(1), 21-28 (2001)
Atsushi Suzuki et al.
American journal of hypertension, 20(5), 508-513 (2007-05-09)
Ferulic acid (FA), a phytochemical constituent, has antihypertensive effects, but a detailed understanding of its effects on vascular function remains unclear. The vasoreactivity of FA was assessed using aortic rings isolated from normotensive Wistar Kyoto (WKY) and spontaneously hypertensive rats
Ryuji Ochiai et al.
Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension, 32(11), 969-974 (2009-08-29)
Recent studies suggest that chlorogenic acids, which are the main components of the polyphenol class in coffee, decrease blood pressure, and that hydroxyhydroquinone (HHQ), which is generated by roasting coffee beans, inhibits the antihypertensive effect of chlorogenic acids in brewed
Luoping Zhang et al.
Environmental and molecular mutagenesis, 45(4), 388-396 (2005-01-22)
The loss and gain of whole chromosomes (aneuploidy) is common in the development of leukemia and other cancers. In acute myeloid leukemia, the loss (monosomy) of chromosomes 5 and 7 and the gain (trisomy) of chromosome 8 are common clonal

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