3,4-Dihydroxyphenylglycolaldehyde

3,4-Dihydroxyphenylglycolaldehyde
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name (3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)(hydroxy)acetaldehyde
	Other names DHMAL; 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylglycolaldehyde; 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylglycol aldehyde; DOPEGAL; DOPGAL; DHPGALD; Norepinephrine aldehyde; Epinephrine aldehyde; Noradrenaline aldehyde; Adrenaline aldehyde
Identifiers
CAS Number	13023-73-9;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:27852;
ChemSpider	133725;
KEGG	C05577;
PubChem CID	151725;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID30897223 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C8H8O4/c9-4-8(12)5-1-2-6(10)7(11)3-5/h1-4,8,10-12H Key: YUGMCLJIWGEKCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES C1=CC(=C(C=C1C(C=O)O)O)O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C8H8O4
Molar mass	168.148 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

3,4-Dihydroxyphenylglycolaldehyde (also known as DOPEGAL, 3,4-dihydroxymandelaldehyde, DHMAL, norepinephrine aldehyde, or epinephrine aldehyde) is a metabolite of the monoamine neurotransmitters norepinephrine and epinephrine. DOPEGAL is a noradrenergic neurotoxin.^[1]

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