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Part I: Carbon
- I.1: Carbon-Carbon Bonds
- I.1.1 Alkanes
- Primary carbon
- Secondary carbon
- Tertiary carbon
- Quaternary carbon
- I.1.2 C-C double and Triple Bonds
- Alkene
- Alkyne
- Allene
- I.2: One Carbon-Hetero Bond
- I.2.1 Alkyl Halogenides
- Alkylchloride
- Alkylfluoride
- Alkylbromide
- Alkyliodide
- I.2.2 Alcohols and Ethers
- Alcohol
- Primary alcohol
- Secondary alcohol
- Tertiary alcohol
- Dialkylether
- Dialkylthioether
- Alkylarylether
- Diarylether
- Alkylarylthioether
- Diarylthioether
- Oxonium
- I.2.3 Amines
- Amine
- Primary aliphatic amine
- Secondary aliphatic amine
- Tertiary aliphatic amine
- Quaternary aliphatic ammonium
- Primary aromatic amine
- Secondary aromatic amine
- Tertiary aromatic amine
- Quaternary aromatic ammonium
- Secondary mixed amine
- Tertiary mixed amine
- Quaternary mixed ammonium
- Ammonium
- I.2.4 Others
- Alkylthiol
- Dialkylthioether
- Alkylarylthioether
- Disulfide
- 1,2-Aminoalcohol
- 1,2-Diol
- 1,1-Diol
- Hydroperoxide
- Peroxo
- Organolithium compounds
- Organomagnesium compounds
- Organometallic compounds
- I.3: Two Carbon-Hetero Bonds (Carbonyl and Derivatives)
- I.3.1 Double Bond to Hetero
- Aldehyde
- Ketone
- Thioaldehyde
- Thioketone
- Imine
- Immonium
- Oxime
- Oximether
- I.3.2. Two Single Bonds to Hetero
- Acetal
- Hemiacetal
- Aminal
- Hemiaminal
- Thioacetal
- Thiohemiacetal
- Halogen acetal like
- Acetal like
- Halogenmethylen ester and similar
- NOS methylen ester and similar
- Hetero methylen ester and similar
- Cyanhydrine
- I.3.3 Single Bond to Hetero, C=C Double Bond (Enols and Similar)
- Chloroalkene
- Fluoroalkene
- Bromoalkene
- Iodoalkene
- Enol
- Endiol
- Enolether
- Enolester
- Enamine
- Thioenol
- Thioenolether
- I.4: Three Carbon-Hetero Bonds (Carboxyl and Derivatives)
- Acylchloride
- Acylfluoride
- Acylbromide
- Acyliodide
- Acylhalide
- Carboxylic acid
- Carboxylic ester
- Lactone
- Carboxylic anhydride
- Carboxylic acid derivative
- Carbothioic acid
- Carbothioic S ester
- Carbothioic S lactone
- Carbothioic O ester
- Carbothioic O lactone
- Carbothioic halide
- Carbodithioic acid
- Carbodithioic ester
- Carbodithiolactone
- Amide
- Primary amide
- Secondary amide
- Tertiary amide
- Lactam
- Alkyl imide
- N hetero imide
- Imide acidic
- Thioamide
- Thiolactam
- Oximester
- Amidine
- Hydroxamic acid
- Hydroxamic acid ester
- Imidoacid
- Imidoacid cyclic
- Imidoester
- Imidolactone
- Imidothioacid
- Imidothioacid cyclic
- Imidothioester
- Imidothiolactone
- Amidine
- Imidolactam
- Imidoylhalide
- Imidoylhalide cyclic
- Amidrazone
- Alpha aminoacid
- Alpha hydroxyacid
- Peptide middle
- Peptide C term
- Peptide N term
- Carboxylic orthoester
- Ketene
- Ketenacetal
- Nitrile
- Isonitrile
- Vinylogous carbonyl or carboxyl derivative
- Vinylogous acid
- Vinylogous ester
- Vinylogous amide
- Vinylogous halide
- I.5: Four Carbon-Hetero Bonds (Carbonic Acid and Derivatives)
- Carbonic acid dieester
- Carbonic acid esterhalide
- Carbonic acid monoester
- Carbonic acid derivatives
- Thiocarbonic acid dieester
- Thiocarbonic acid esterhalide
- Thiocarbonic acid monoester
- Urea
- Thiourea
- Isourea
- Isothiourea
- Guanidine
- Carbaminic acid
- Urethan(Carbamate ester)
- Biuret
- Semicarbazide
- Carbazide
- Semicarbazone
- Carbazone
- Thiosemicarbazide
- Thiocarbazide
- Thiosemicarbazone
- Thiocarbazone
- Isocyanate
- Cyanate
- Isothiocyanate
- Thiocyanate
- Carbodiimide
- Orthocarbonic derivatives
- I.6 Aromatics
- Phenol
- 1,2-Diphenol
- Arylchloride
- Arylfluoride
- Arylbromide
- Aryliodide
- Arylthiol
- Iminoarene
- Oxoarene
- Thioarene
- Hetero N basic H
- Hetero N basic no H
- Hetero N nonbasic
- Hetero O
- Hetero S
- Heteroaromatic
Part II: N, S, P, Si, B
- II.1 Nitrogen
- Nitrite
- Thionitrite
- Nitrate
- Nitro
- Nitroso
- Azide
- Acylazide
- Diazo
- Diazonium
- Nitrosamine
- Nitrosamide
- N-Oxide
- Hydrazine
- Hydrazone
- Hydroxylamine
- II.2 Sulfur
- Sulfon
- Sulfoxide
- Sulfonium
- Sulfuric acid
- Sulfuric monoester
- Sulfuric diester
- Sulfuric monoamide
- Sulfuric diamide
- Sulfuric esteramide
- Sulfuric derivative
- Sulfonic acid
- Sulfonamide
- Sulfonic ester
- Sulfonic halide
- Sulfonic derivative
- Sulfinic acid
- Sulfinic amide
- Sulfinic ester
- Sulfinic halide
- Sulfinic derivative
- Sulfenic acid
- Sulfenic amide
- Sulfenic ester
- Sulfenic halide
- Sulfenic derivative
- II.3 Phosphorous
- Phosphine
- Phosphine oxide
- Phosphonium
- Phosphorylen
- Phosphonic acid
- Phosphonic monoester
- Phosphonic diester
- Phosphonic monoamide
- Phosphonic diamide
- Phosphonic esteramide
- Phosphonic acid derivative
- Phosphoric acid
- Phosphoric monoester
- Phosphoric diester
- Phosphoric triester
- Phosphoric monoamide
- Phosphoric diamide
- Phosphoric triamide
- Phosphoric monoestermonoamide
- Phosphoric diestermonoamide
- Phosphoric monoesterdiamide
- Phosphoric acid derivative
- Phosphinic acid
- Phosphinic ester
- Phosphinic amide
- Phosphinic acid derivative
- Phosphonous acid
- Phosphonous monoester
- Phosphonous diester
- Phosphonous monoamide
- Phosphonous diamide
- Phosphonous esteramide
- Phosphonous derivatives
- Phosphinous acid
- Phosphinous ester
- Phosphinous amide
- Phosphinous derivatives
- II.4 Silicon
- Quart silane
- Non-quart silane
- Silylmonohalide
- Het trialkylsilane
- Dihet dialkylsilane
- Trihet alkylsilane
- Silicic acid derivative
- II.5 Boron
- Trialkylborane
- Boric acid derivatives
- Boronic acid derivative
- Borohydride
- Quaternary boron
Part III: Some Special Patterns
- III.1 Chains
- III.2 Rings
- Aromatic
- Heterocyclic
- Epoxide
- NH aziridine
- Spiro
- Annelated rings
- Bridged rings
- III.3 Sugars and Nucleosides/Nucleotides, Steroids
- Sugar pattern 1
- Sugar pattern 2
- Sugar pattern combi
- Sugar pattern 2 reducing
- Sugar pattern 2 alpha
- Sugar pattern 2 beta
- III.4 Everything else...
- Conjugated double bond
- Conjugated tripple bond
- Cis double bond
- Trans double bond
- Mixed anhydrides
- Halogen on hetero
- Halogen multi subst
- Trifluoromethyl
- C ONS bond
- Charged
- Anion
- Kation
- Salt
- 1,3-Tautomerizable
- 1,5-Tautomerizable
- Rotatable bond
- Michael acceptor
- Dicarbodiazene
- CH-acidic
- CH-acidic strong
- Chiral center specified
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Homogentisic acid
Catalog No.
H593400
Name
Toronto Research Chemicals
CAS Number
451-13-8
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M. F.
C8H8O4
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SYNONYMS
IUPAC name
2-(2,5-dihydroxyphenyl)acetic acid
IUPAC Traditional name
homogentisic acid
Synonyms
Alcapton
2,5-Dihydroxyphenylacetic acid
Homogentisinic Acid
2,5-Dihydroxy-α-toluic Acid
2,5-Dihydroxybenzeneacetic Acid
NSC 88940
DATABASE IDS
CAS Number
451-13-8
PROPERTIES
Apperance
White Solid
Melting Point
150-152°C
Solubility
Methanol
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Storage Condition
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DETAILS
Description (English)
An intermediate in the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine. Occurs in plants and in the urine of alkaptonurics.
REFERENCES
Knox, W.E., et al.: Biochem. J., 49, 686 (1951)
LaDu, B.N., et al.: J. Biol. Chem., 217, 777 (1955)