Chemical Properties
light yellow to beige-greenish cryst. powder
Uses
2,3-Dihydroxybenzaldehyde was used in the synthesis of copper(II) complexes of Schiff bases. It was also used in the synthesis of 2-ethoxy-3-hydroxy-4-nitrobenzoic acid.
Uses
2,3-disubstituted benzaldehyde.
Definition
ChEBI: 2,3-dihydroxybenzaldehyde is a dihydroxybenzaldehyde.
General Description
Electrochemical oxidation of 2,3-dihydroxybenzaldehyde in methanol at various pH has been studied using cyclic voltammetry and controlled-potential coulometry.
Purification Methods
Crystallise the aldehyde from water. [Beilstein 8 III 1979.]