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5-Hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4H-pyran-4-one
SpectraBase Compound ID 1bbANi2qOiO
InChI InChI=1S/C6H6O4/c7-2-4-1-5(8)6(9)3-10-4/h1,3,7,9H,2H2
InChIKey BEJNERDRQOWKJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Mol Weight 142.11 g/mol
Molecular Formula C6H6O4
Exact Mass 142.026609 g/mol
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Solvent Unknown
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Solvent DMSO-d6
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Solvent DMSO-d6
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Solvent DMSO-d6
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Technique KBr WAFER
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Technique Mull
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Solvent Methanol
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Solvent Methanol
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Catalog Number 220469
  • Kojic acid
  • BEJNERDRQOWKJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • KOJIC-ACID;5-HYDROXY-2-(HYDROXYMETHYL)-4H-PYRAN-4-ONE
  • 4H-Pyran-4-one, 5-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-
  • 5-Hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-4-pyrone
  • 5-HYDROXY-2-HYDROXYMETHYLPYRAN-4-ONE
Title Journal or Book Year
Identification of the bright-greenish-yellow-fluorescence (BGY-F) compound on cotton lint associated with aflatoxin contamination in cottonseed Phytochemistry 1999
Studies on the reduction of 2,6-dichlorophenolindophenol by 6-substituted 3-hydroxy-4-pyrones, using a stopped-flow method. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry 1984

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