Phloroglucinol

Phloroglucinol
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Benzene-1,3,5-triol
Other names
phloroglucine, 1,3,5-benzenetriol , 1,3,5-trihydroxybenzene or cyclohexane-1,3,5-trione
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.003.284 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 203-611-2
KEGG
RTECS number
  • UX1050000
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C6H6O3/c7-4-1-5(8)3-6(9)2-4/h1-3,7-9H checkY
    Key: QCDYQQDYXPDABM-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C6H6O3/c7-4-1-5(8)3-6(9)2-4/h1-3,7-9H
    Key: QCDYQQDYXPDABM-UHFFFAOYAF
  • c1c(cc(cc1O)O)O
Properties
C6H6O3
Molar mass 126.11 g/mol
Appearance colorless to beige solid
Melting point 219 °C (426 °F; 492 K)
1 g/100 mL
Solubility soluble in diethyl ether, ethanol, pyridine
Acidity (pKa) 8.45
-73.4·10−6 cm3/mol
Pharmacology
A03AX12 (WHO)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS07: Exclamation markGHS08: Health hazard
Warning
H315, H317, H319, H335, H341, H361
P201, P202, P261, P264, P271, P272, P280, P281, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P308+P313, P312, P321, P332+P313, P333+P313, P337+P313, P362, P363, P403+P233, P405, P501
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
5 g/kg (rat, oral)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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UV visible spectrum[clarify] of phloroglucinol

Phloroglucinol is an organic compound with the formula C6H3(OH)3. It is a colorless solid. It is used in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and explosives. Phloroglucinol is one of three isomeric benzenetriols. The other two isomers are hydroxyquinol (1,2,4-benzenetriol) and pyrogallol (1,2,3-benzenetriol). Phloroglucinol, and its benzenetriol isomers, are still defined as "phenols" according to the IUPAC official nomenclature rules of chemical compounds. Many such monophenolics are often termed polyphenols.