The trihydroxybenzenes (or benzenetriols) are
organic compound
Some chemical authorities define an organic compound as a chemical compound that contains a carbon–hydrogen or carbon–carbon bond; others consider an organic compound to be any chemical compound that contains carbon. For example, carbon-co ...
s with the formula C
6H
3(OH)
3. Also classified as polyphenols, they feature three
hydroxyl groups substituted onto a
benzene
Benzene is an Organic compound, organic chemical compound with the Chemical formula#Molecular formula, molecular formula C6H6. The benzene molecule is composed of six carbon atoms joined in a planar hexagonal Ring (chemistry), ring with one hyd ...
ring. They are white solids with modest solubility in water.
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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.''
See also
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Dihydroxybenzenes
In organic chemistry, dihydroxybenzenes (benzenediols) are organic compounds in which two hydroxyl groups () are substituted onto a benzene ring (). These aromatic compounds are classed as phenols. There are three structural isomers: 1,2-dihyd ...
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Tetrahydroxybenzenes
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Pentahydroxybenzene
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Hexahydroxybenzene
References
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