4-Hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde

4-Hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
(4-Hydroxyphenyl)acetaldehyde
Other names
p-Hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
3DMet
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.216.847 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 689-849-1
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C8H8O2/c9-6-5-7-1-3-8(10)4-2-7/h1-4,6,10H,5H2
    Key: IPRPPFIAVHPVJH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • C1=CC(=CC=C1CC=O)O
Properties
C8H8O2
Molar mass 136.150 g·mol−1
Appearance White solid
Melting point 118 °C (244 °F; 391 K)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS07: Exclamation mark
Warning
H302, H312, H315, H319, H332, H335
P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P312, P302+P352, P304+P312, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P322, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P363, P403+P233, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

4-Hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde, also known as p-hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde, is a natural product with the formula HOC6H4CH2CHO. It is a derivative of phenylacetaldehyde and occurs as a white solid at room temperature.[1]

  1. ^ "4-Hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde". PubChem Compound. U.S. National Library of Medicine: National Center for Biotechnology Information. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019. (4-hydroxyphenyl)acetaldehyde is an alpha-CH2-containing aldehyde and a member of phenylacetaldehydes. It has a role as a human metabolite, an Escherichia coli metabolite and a mouse metabolite.