Phloroglucinol

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Phloroglucinol
Common name phloroglucinol
Systematic name benzene-1,3,5-triol
Other names 1,3,5-trihydroxybenzene
Chemical formula C6H6O3
FW 162.14
mp 218 to 221 °C
Sigma-Aldrich 6099-90-7 (dihydate), 108-73-6 (anhydrous)
price $14.40 for 25g


Phloroglucinol or benzene-1,3,5-triol is a process chemical widely used in the industrial synthesis of pharmaceuticals and high-energy chemicals (explosives). It is synthesized on the very large scale using the following process:

Recently, several engineered biosyntheses for this product has been reported, although their yields are very low.


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Formula Weight NOT 162, rather 126.11 (C6O3H6)