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pentahydroxybenzene
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Pentahydroxybenzene (C6H6O5) is a chemical compound whose structure consists of a benzene ring with five hydroxy groups (–OH) as substituents. The compound forms white to pinkish crystals. It decomposes at 264–269 °C.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C6H6O5
- Molecular weight
- 158.11 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- benzene-1,2,3,4,5-pentol
- SMILES
- C1=C(C(=C(C(=C1O)O)O)O)O
- InChIKey
- RUFWIGMRKSSQJC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 0.1
- Polar surface area
- 101 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 5
- H-bond acceptors
- 5
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 158.021523292
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- canonical SMILES
- C1=C(C(=C(C(=C1O)O)O)O)O
- chemical formula
- C₆H₆O₅
- Commons category
- Pentahydroxybenzene
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Pentahydroxybenzene (C6H6O5) is a chemical compound whose structure consists of a benzene ring with five hydroxy groups (–OH) as substituents. The compound forms white to pinkish crystals. It decomposes at 264–269 °C.
== References ==
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