3'-hydroxyacetophenone
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3-Hydroxyacetophenone is a chemical compound. It is a component of castoreum, the exudate from the castor sacs of the mature beaver.
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- chemical compound
- Mass
- 136.052
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- canonical SMILES
- CC(=O)C1=CC(=CC=C1)O
- chemical formula
- C₈H₈O₂
- melting point
- 95.0
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- 3-Hydroxyacetophenone
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3-Hydroxyacetophenone is a chemical compound. It is a component of castoreum, the exudate from the castor sacs of the mature beaver.
== Related compounds == Humans excrete small amounts of conjugated 2-amino-3-hydroxyacetophenone, a product of tryptophan metabolism, in the urine.
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