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D131

3,5-Dinitrocatechol

solid

Synonym(s):

3,5-Dinitro-1,2-benzenediol, OR-486

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H4N2O6
CAS Number:
7659-29-2
Molecular Weight:
200.11
NACRES:
NA.77
PubChem Substance ID:
24278158
UNSPSC Code:
12352202
MDL number:
MFCD00069263

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InChI key

VDCDWNDTNSWDFJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES string

Oc1cc(cc(c1O)[N+]([O-])=O)[N+]([O-])=O

InChI

1S/C6H4N2O6/c9-5-2-3(7(11)12)1-4(6(5)10)8(13)14/h1-2,9-10H

biological source

synthetic (organic)

assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

solid

color

yellow

mp

168-170  °C

solubility

H2O: slightly soluble 0.17 mg/mL, 45% (w/v) aq 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin: 2.8 mg/mL, 0.1 M HCl: slightly soluble, DMSO: soluble, aqueous buffer pH > 5: soluble, ethanol: soluble

storage temp.

2-8°C

Quality Level

200

Gene Information

human ... COMT(1312)

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Application

3,5-Dinitrocatechol (3,5-DNC) has been used in the preparation of the molybdenum (VI)-(3,5-DNC) complex. It has also been used as a catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitor and as a positive control for screening human COMT inhibition.
Chelating reagent used in a sensitive (μM) assay for vanadium.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Selective inhibitor of catechol O-methyl transferase (COMT); penetrates the blood brain barrier and is useful both orally and parenteraly in experiments where inhibition of COMT in the central nervous system is required.

Analysis Note

Solutions may be stored for several days at 4 °C.

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Photosensitive

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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0000287895
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SLCP5279
SLCF6118
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P T Männistö et al.
Life sciences, 43(18), 1465-1471 (1988-01-01)
Novel bisubstituted catechols were found to be potent and highly selective COMT inhibitors in vitro. One of them, OR-462 (3-(3,4-dihydroxy-5-benzylidene)-2,4-pentanedione), was studied also in vivo. When administered to rats orally together with levodopa and carbidopa, OR-462 greatly improved the bioavailability
O Kambur et al.
British journal of pharmacology, 161(7), 1553-1565 (2010-08-24)
Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitors are used in Parkinson's disease in which pain is an important symptom. COMT polymorphisms modulate pain and opioid analgesia in humans. In rats, COMT inhibitors have been shown to be pro-nociceptive in acute pain models, but also
Reda Saber Ibrahim Ahmed et al.
Journal of cellular biochemistry, 117(10), 2357-2369 (2016-03-08)
Uterine fibroids (leiomyomas) are very common benign tumors grown on the smooth muscle layer of the uterus, present in up to 75% of reproductive-age women and causing significant morbidity in a subset of this population. Although the etiology and biology
Kirila Stojnova et al.
Acta chimica Slovenica, 65(1), 213-220 (2018-03-22)
The equilibria of the chelate formation and ion-association in the liquid-liquid extraction system Mo(VI)‒3,5-DNC‒INT‒H2O‒CHCl3 were studied by spectrophotometry. The optimum conditions for the chelate formation and extraction of the ion-associated complex formed between the anionic chelate of Mo(VI)‒3,5-dinitrocatechol (3,5-DNC) and
Raghvendra K Dubey et al.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979), 42(3), 349-355 (2003-08-13)
Local sequential conversion of estradiol to hydroxyestradiols and methoxyestradiols by CYP450 and catechol-O-methyltransferase, respectively, contributes to the antimitogenic effects of estradiol on glomerular mesangial cell growth via estrogen receptor-independent mechanisms. Catecholamines are also substrates for catechol-O-methyltransferase and therefore, might abrogate
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