catechol Chem.
(ˈkætɪtʃɒl)
[f. catechu + -ol.]
= pyro-catechin (s.v. pyro- 2 b); = catechin.
| 1880 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. XXXVIII. 417 The author denies the presence of catechol in the leaves of Ampelopsis hederacea. 1892 Photogr. Ann. II. 87 Catechol in dilute solution develops slowly, but gives excellent detail and opacity. 1964 N. G. Clark Mod. Org. Chem. xxi. 439 The three dihydroxybenzenes are called catechol, resorcinol and hydroquinone (quinol). 1964 D. Nichols in Oceanogr. & Marine Biol. II. 408 The coelomic fluid will slowly oxidize catechol and ‘dopa’ in vitro at pH7·4 and 30°C. |