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Catechol
Common name catechol
Systematic name benzene-1,2-diol
Other names o-diphenol;
o-benzenediol
Chemical formula C6H6O2

Catechol, also benzene-1,2-diol, is a phenol, with formula C6H4(OH)2. In science, a common name is any name by which a species or other concept is known that is not the official scientific name. ... There are millions of possible objects that can be described in science, too many to create common names for every one. ... A chemical formula (also called molecular formula) is a concise way of expressing information about the atoms that constitute a particular chemical compound. ... Phenol, also known under the old name carbolic acid, is a colorless crystalline solid with a typical sweet tarry odor. ...


It is an isomer of resorcinol and hydroquinone. Resorcin (or resorcinol) is the (1,3) isomer of dihydroxybenzene (dihydric phenol). ... Benzenediols or dihydroxybenzenes are aromatic chemical compounds in which two hydroxyl groups are substituted onto a benzene ring. ...


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