2,4,6-Trihydroxyacetophenone

2,4,6-Trihydroxyacetophenone
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 1-(2,4,6-Trihydroxyphenyl)ethan-1-one
	Other names 1-(2,4,6-Trihydroxyphenyl)ethanone; 2-Acetylphloroglucinol; THAP; Phloroacetophenone
Identifiers
CAS Number	480-66-0 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image; Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:64344 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL452477 ;
ChemSpider	61386 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.006.870
	InChI InChI=1S/C8H8O4/c1-4(9)8-6(11)2-5(10)3-7(8)12/h2-3,10-12H,1H3 Key: XLEYFDVVXLMULC-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C8H8O4/c1-4(9)8-6(11)2-5(10)3-7(8)12/h2-3,10-12H,1H3 Key: XLEYFDVVXLMULC-UHFFFAOYAA;
	SMILES CC(=O)c1c(cc(cc1O)O)O; O=C(c1c(O)cc(O)cc1O)C;
Properties
Chemical formula	C8H8O4
Molar mass	168.15 g·mol−1
Melting point	219 to 221 °C (426 to 430 °F; 492 to 494 K)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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2,4,6-Trihydroxyacetophenone (THAP) is a phloroglucinol.

It has a plasma cholesterol-lowering activity in animals.^[1]

It is also used as a matrix in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) for the analysis of acidic glycans and glycopeptides in negative ion mode.

References

↑ Charoenteeraboon, Juree; Nithipatikom, Kasem; Campbell, William B.; Piyachaturawat, Pawinee; Wilairat, Prapon; Rongnoparut, Pornpimol (2005). "Induction of human cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase in HepG2 cells by 2,4,6-trihydroxyacetophenone". European Journal of Pharmacology. 515 (1–3): 43–46. doi:10.1016/j.ejphar.2005.03.039. PMID 15896733.

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