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Hydroxybenzene

CAS No.: 108-95-2

  • Molecular Formula: C₆H₆O
  • Molecular Weight: 94.11 g/mol

Chemical type

  • Aromatic compound
  • Electron donor and coupling agent
[1]
  • Aromatic alcohol
[2]

Key properties

  • Used at 10 mM in glucose diagnostic kit
  • Couples with 4-AAP in presence of H₂O₂ to produce colored quinoneimine
  • Enhances dye intensity proportional to glucose concentration
[1]
  • Toxic and non-biodegradable in water
  • Degradation degree up to 99% under TiO₂ photocatalysis
  • Forms intermediates during photooxidation
  • Monitored by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry
[2]
  • Chromogenic co-substrate in peroxidase-based assays
  • Part of enzymatic cascade in glucose diagnostic kits
  • Used in food analysis and clinical testing for glucose
[1]
  • Pollutant in wastewater from industrial sources
  • Test substance for water purification photocatalysis
  • Component in fermentation plant effluents
[2]

Classification by use

  • Chemicals used as chromogenic agents
  • Chemicals used in diagnostic kits
  • Chemicals for colorimetric detection
[1]
  • Organic pollutants in water treatment
  • Industrial wastewater contaminants
[2]

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