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pyrogallol
(redirected from Benzene-1,2,3-triol)

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pyrogallol (pī'rōgăl`ōl) or pyrogallic acid (–ĭk), C6H6O3, white, crystalline, aromatic compound with a biting taste; it is poisonous. It melts at 133°C; and boils at 309°C;. In alkaline solution it is an active reducing agent. Pyrogallol is widely used in photographic developing and in the manufacture of some dyes. Chemically it is a phenol; its IUPAC name is 1,2,3-trihydroxybenzene.


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