Chemical Properties
SLIGHTLY BEIGE TO LIGHT BROWN CRYSTALLINE SOLID
Uses
3-Methoxycatechol is used to prepare polyphenolic deoxybenzoins as potential antioxidants and tyrosinase inhibitors.
Definition
ChEBI: 3-methoxycatechol is a member of the class of catechols that is catechol in which a hydrogen that is ortho to one of the hydroxy groups has been replaced by a methoxy group. It displays agonistic activity against G protein-coupled receptor 35 (GPR35). It has a role as a G-protein-coupled receptor agonist. It is a member of catechols and an aromatic ether. It is functionally related to a pyrogallol.
