properties of catechol1 catechol is a colourless


Properties of Catechol

1. Catechol is a colourless crystalline solid, its melting points is 105°C.

2. Catechol is soluble in water.

3. Catechol is exaggerated on exposure to light and air.

4 .Catechol reacts as a reducing agent as it decreases Tollen's reagent in cold and Fehling's solution on high temperature. Along with silver oxide it is oxidized to o-benzoquinone.

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