Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2022-06-05 23:15:38 UTC
Update Date2022-08-12 20:09:00 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0054495
Metabolite Identification
Common Namegentisyl alcohol
DescriptionGentisyl alcohol belongs to the class of organic compounds known as hydroquinones. Hydroquinones are compounds containing a hydroquinone moiety, which consists of a benzene ring with a hydroxyl groups at positions 1 and 4. Gentisyl alcohol is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa).
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
2,5-Dihydroxybenzyl alcoholKegg
2,5-Dihydroxybenzyl alcohol, sodium saltMeSH
3,6-Dihydroxybenzyl alcoholMeSH
Molecular FormulaC7H8O3
Average Mass140.138
Monoisotopic Mass140.047344118
IUPAC Name2-(hydroxymethyl)benzene-1,4-diol
Traditional Namegentisyl alcohol
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
OCC1=CC(O)=CC=C1O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C7H8O3/c8-4-5-3-6(9)1-2-7(5)10/h1-3,8-10H,4H2
InChI KeyPUZSUVGRVHEUQO-UHFFFAOYSA-N