3,5-dimethoxyphenol is a marker for poisoning from Taxus baccata.
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Applications
3,5-dimethoxyphenol is a marker for poisoning from Taxus baccata.
Solubility
Soluble in methanol, ethanol, benzene, water (slightly), and chloroform.
Notes
Air and light Sensitive. Store in cool place. Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place. Store away from strong oxidizing agents, air, light.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Frank Mußhoff,; Bernhard Jacob,; Cornelia Fowinkel,; Thomas Daldrup. Suicidal yew leave ingestion — Phloroglucindimethylether (3,5-dimethoxyphenol) as a marker for poisoning from Taxus baccata International Journal of Legal Medicine. 1993, 106 (1),45-50.
- Nobuyuki Ichinose,; Sachiko Tojo,; Tetsuro Majima. Fluorescence Measurement of 3,5-Dimethoxyphenol Radical Cation Generated by Pulse Radiolysis in 1,2-Dichloroethane. Chemistry Letters. 2000, 29 (10), 1126-1127.