Phloroglucinol carboxylic acid

2,4,6- trihydroxybenzoic

Crystalline solid

Fixed

1.68 (25 ° C)

Slightly soluble in water, soluble in ethanol, very soluble in diethyl ether, insoluble in benzene

Attention

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Phloroglucincarbonsäure (2,4,6- trihydroxybenzoic acid ) is an aromatic compound which is derived both from the benzoic acid and of phloroglucinol (1,3,5- trihydroxybenzene ). The structure consists of a benzene ring with an attached carboxy (-COOH ), and three hydroxyl groups (-OH) as a substituent. It belongs to the group of Trihydroxybenzoesäuren.

If cultures of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus grown on ( ) -catechin as sole carbon source, they build from this to Phloroglucincarbonsäure and excrete it out. A. calcoaceticus is part of the human intestinal flora.

Phloroglucincarbonsäure was also detected in wine.