CHEBI:18135 - catechol

ChEBI IDCHEBI:18135
ChEBI Namecatechol
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DefinitionA benzenediol comprising of a benzene core carrying two hydroxy substituents ortho to each other.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:3467, CHEBI:13950, CHEBI:23054, CHEBI:41441, CHEBI:135158
Last Modified7 October 2016
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FormulaC6H6O2
Net Charge0
Average Mass110.112
Monoisotopic Mass110.03678
SMILESOc1ccccc1O
InChIInChI=1S/C6H6O2/c7-5-3-1-2-4-6(5)8/h1-4,7-8H
InChIKeyYCIMNLLNPGFGHC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Biological Roles:
plant metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
allelochemical  A class of secondary metabolites developed by many plants to influence the behaviour, growth or survival of herbivores, and thus acting as a defence against herbivory.
genotoxin  A role played by a chemical compound to induce direct or indirect DNA damage. Such damage can potentially lead to the formation of a malignant tumour, but DNA damage does not lead inevitably to the creation of cancerous cells.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
catechol (CHEBI:18135) has role allelochemical (CHEBI:62215)
catechol (CHEBI:18135) has role genotoxin (CHEBI:50902)
catechol (CHEBI:18135) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
catechol (CHEBI:18135) is a catechols (CHEBI:33566)
catechol (CHEBI:18135) is conjugate acid of catecholate(1−) (CHEBI:50524)
Incoming Relation(s)
2-ethoxyphenol (CHEBI:141701) has functional parent catechol (CHEBI:18135)
2-isopropoxy-4-propenylphenol (CHEBI:59086) has functional parent catechol (CHEBI:18135)
4-allyl-2-isopropoxyphenol (CHEBI:59075) has functional parent catechol (CHEBI:18135)
4-vinylguaiacol sulfate (CHEBI:133544) has functional parent catechol (CHEBI:18135)
catechol β-D-glucuronide (CHEBI:133689) has functional parent catechol (CHEBI:18135)
guaiacol (CHEBI:28591) has functional parent catechol (CHEBI:18135)
guaiacol sulfate (CHEBI:133460) has functional parent catechol (CHEBI:18135)
pyrocatechol sulfate (CHEBI:68505) has functional parent catechol (CHEBI:18135)
catecholate(1−) (CHEBI:50524) is conjugate base of catechol (CHEBI:18135)
IUPAC Name 
benzene-1,2-diol
Synonyms  Source
CatecholKEGG COMPOUND
1,2-BenzenediolKEGG COMPOUND
o-BenzenediolKEGG COMPOUND
1,2-DihydroxybenzeneKEGG COMPOUND
BrenzcatechinKEGG COMPOUND
PyrocatecholKEGG COMPOUND
UniProt Name  Source
catecholUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
C00090KEGG COMPOUND
C00090KEGG COMPOUND
c0097UM-BBD
CAQPDBeChem
CatecholWikipedia
DB02232DrugBank
CATECHOLMetaCyc
HMDB0000957HMDB
C00002644KNApSAcK
C01785KEGG COMPOUND
C15571KEGG COMPOUND
Registry NumbersSources
Gmelin:2936Gmelin
Reaxys:471401Reaxys
CAS:120-80-9KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:120-80-9ChemIDplus
CAS:120-80-9NIST Chemistry WebBook
CAS:12385-08-9KEGG COMPOUND
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