pyrocatechol

Also py·ro·cat·e·chin

[pahy-ruh-kat-i-chawl, -chol, -kawl, -kol]

noun

Chemistry.

1. catechol.

pyrocatechol

/ -kɒl, ˌpaɪrəʊˈkætɪˌtʃɒl, ˌpaɪrəʊˈkætɪkɪn /

noun

1. another name for catechol

Word History and Origins

Origin of pyrocatechol¹

First recorded in 1885–90; pyro- + catechol

Example Sentences

Pyrocatechuic acid, derived from pyrocatechol, represented by the formula, Gallic acid, derived from pyrogallol, and represented by the formula, In most of the common tannins, however, the characteristic acids are oxy-derivatives of the so-called "tannon" group, represented by the formula, C6H5·CO·O·C6H5.

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The products are phenol and pyrocatechol, with some quantity of an amorphous product probably formed by condensation of a quinone with the phenolic products of reaction.

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