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HRID 1680762Generated: October 31, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → Pyrogallol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantPyrogallol triacetateHCID 10678—
SolventAcetic AcidHCID 176—
ProductPyrogallolHCID 105787%

Reaction Steps

To 100 parts of pyrogallol triacetate as prepared above were added glacial acetic acid (364 parts) and 2 N HCl solution (3640 parts) and the mixture refluxed for three hours under a nitrogen blanket. Continuous ether extraction followed by evaporation of the extract gave an oil which slowly crystallised. Recrystallisation from toluene gave pyrogallol (44 parts, 87% yield).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04275247
Source datasetuspto-grants-1981_06
ORD IDord-d7ffb6ca765c4ec7aefcb7a49275de6a
Source noteuspto-grants-1981_06