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HRID 46946Generated: October 26, 2026

Pyrogallol → (2,3,4-Trihydroxyphenyl)glycine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPyrogallolHCID 1057—
ReactantAmmonium AcetateHCID 517165—
ReactantSodium glyoxylateHCID 23662273—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
Product(2,3,4-Trihydroxyphenyl)glycineHCID 2038614820.6%

Reaction Steps

36.9 g of sodium glyoxylate, 75 g of ammonium acetate, 81.5 g of pyrogallol and 130 ml of water are treated in the same manner as described in Example 1. 13.3 g of DL-(2,3,4-trihydroxyphenyl)glycine are thereby obtained as crystals. Yield: 20.6% M.p. 198°-203° C. (decomp.).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04175206
Source datasetuspto-grants-1979_11
ORD IDord-48b2e4bfbfb64280b4e83b5841e3329b
Source noteuspto-grants-1979_11