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syringaldehyde
Sign in to saveAlso known as Gallaldehyde 3,5-dimethyl ether, 4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxybenzaldehyde, 4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxy-benzaldehyde
Syringaldehyde is an organic compound that occurs in trace amounts widely in nature. Some species of insects use syringaldehyde in their chemical communication systems. Scolytus multistriatus uses it as a signal to find a host tree during oviposition.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C9H10O4
- Molecular weight
- 182.17 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxybenzaldehyde
- SMILES
- COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C=O
- InChIKey
- KCDXJAYRVLXPFO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 0
- Polar surface area
- 55.8 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 4
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Has part
- carbon
- Mass
- 182.058
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- canonical SMILES
- COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C=O
- chemical formula
- C₉H₁₀O₄
- Commons category
- Syringaldehyde
- melting point
- 112.0
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Natural sources
- Preparation
- See also
- References
Syringaldehyde is an organic compound that occurs in trace amounts widely in nature. Some species of insects use syringaldehyde in their chemical communication systems. Scolytus multistriatus uses it as a signal to find a host tree during oviposition.
Because it contains many functional groups, it can be classified in many ways - aromatic, aldehyde, phenol. It is a colorless solid (impure samples appear yellowish) that is soluble in alcohol and polar organic solvents.
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