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1-(5-Amino-2-hydroxyphenyl)ethanone is used in the preparation of alkylated flavonoid compounds for use as therapeutic antioxidants. It is also used to synthesize spiro[chromanone-piperidine]s as acetyl-CoA carboxylase inhibitors.

Also obtained by refluxing a suspension of N-(3-acetyl-4- hydroxyphenyl)acetamide in 15% hydrochloric acid for 40 min (84%).