3-Hydroxybenzaldehyde is an
organic compound
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with the formula . It is a colorless solid although most samples appear tan. Two other
isomer
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Iso ...
s of
hydroxybenzaldehyde Hydroxybenzaldehydes are phenolic aldehydes. The term may refer to:
* Salicylaldehyde
Salicylic aldehyde (2-hydroxybenzaldehyde) is the organic compound with the formula (C7 H6 O2) C6H4CHO-2-OH. Along with 3-hydroxybenzaldehyde and 4-hydroxyb ...
exist.
Preparation
It has been prepared from 3-nitrobenzaldehyde in a sequence of
nitro group
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reduction,
diazotization
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General propert ...
of the amine, and
hydrolysis
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.
3-hydroxybenzyl-alcohol dehydrogenase is an NADP-dependent enzyme that produces 3-hydroxybenzaldehyde from 3-hydroxybenzyl alcohol.
Bio-medical properties
3-Hydroxybenzaldehyde exhibits vasculoprotective effects by lowering vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and endothelial cells inflammation.
3-Hydroxybenzaldehyde is used in the synthesis of
monastrol.
See also
*
Salicylaldehyde
Salicylic aldehyde (2-hydroxybenzaldehyde) is the organic compound with the formula (C7 H6 O2) C6H4CHO-2-OH. Along with 3-hydroxybenzaldehyde and 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, it is one of the three isomers of hydroxybenzaldehyde. This colorless oil ...
(2-hydroxybenzaldehyde)
*
4-Hydroxybenzaldehyde
References
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Hydroxybenzaldehydes