resorcinol

[(Science: chemistry) A colourless crystalline substance of the phenol series, obtained by melting certain resins, as galbanum, asafetida, etc, with caustic potash. It is also produced artificially and used in making certain dyestuffs, as phthalein, fluorescein, and eosin. Origin: Resin _ orcin. So called because in its higher homologue it resembles orcin.

[1. A dermal antiseptic; pyrocatechol and hydroquinone are isomers of resorcinol.

Molecular Formula: C₆H₆O₂

InChI: InChI=1/C6H6O2/c7-5-2-1-3-6(8)4-5/h1-4,7-8H

InChIKey: InChIKey=GHMLBKRAJCXXBS-UHFFFAOYAB
SMILES: Oc1cccc(O)c1

CAS number 108-46-3

Names:
    benzene-1,3-diol
    m-Hydroquinone
    m-hydroxyphenol
    resorcinol
    Resorcinol
    Resorcin
    Resorcinol
    RESORCINOL
    resorcinol
    1,3-Benzenediol
    1,3-Dihydroxybenzene

Registries:
    PubChem CID 5054
    Beilstein =906905
    CAS 108-46-3 (from NIST)
    ChEBI 27810
    chemPDB RCO
    Gmelin 26734
    Kegg C01751
    PubChem ID 10389368
    PubChem ID 4884
    UM-BBD c0265