4,5-Dihydroxy-2-nitrobenzaldehyde

CAS: 73635-75-3

Ref. TR-D453970

Product Information

• Name: 4,5-Dihydroxy-2-nitrobenzaldehyde
• Synonyms: 2-Nitro-4,5-dihydroxybenzaldehyde, 3,4-Dihydroxy-6-Nitrobenzaldehyde, 2-Nitro-4,5-Dihydroxybenzaldehyde

Description

Applications 4,5-Dihydroxy-2-nitrobenzaldehyde is used as a reagent in the synthesis of 5,6-diacetoxyindole which is a stable eumelanin precursor. 4,5-Dihydroxy-2-nitrobenzaldehyde is also used in the preparation of 6-aminoisoproterenol which is an impurity of the non-selective beta-adrenergic agonist, Isoproterenol (I874200, HCl).
References Murphy, B.P.: J. Org. Chem., 50, 5873 (1985); Avery, M.A., et al.: J. Org. Chem., 45, 2750 (1980); Kikkawa, H. et al.: Biol. Pharmac. Bull., 17, 1047 (1994); Kral, P. et al.: Psychopharmacologia, 26, 79 (1972); Giles, R.E. et al.: J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther., 186, 472 (1973)

• Brand: TRC

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 183.12
• Formula: C₇H₅NO₅
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C7H5NO5/c9-3-4-1-6(10)7(11)2-5(4)8(12)13/h1-3,10-11H