Product code RXSOL-60-6605-358Category Lab Chemical

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Product description

Catechol (1,2-dihydroxybenzene) is used in a variety of applications. It is used as a reagent for photography, dyeing fur, rubber and plastic production and in the pharmaceutical industry

Applications

Approximately 50% of the synthetic catechol is consumed in the production of pesticides, the remainder being used as a precursor to fine chemicals such as perfumes and pharmaceuticals. It is a common building block in organic synthesis.

Dosage

Catechol oxidase (CO), also known as o-diphenol oxidase, is a less well known member of the type-3 copper proteins. The official nomenclature is 1,2-benzenediol:oxygen oxidoreductase, indicating that dioxygen is the second substrate.

Also known as

PYROCATECHOL AR

Notes

Skin contact with catechol causes eczematous dermatitis in humans. In humans, absorption through the skin results in an illness resembling that induced by phenol, except convulsions are more pronounced. ... EPA has not classified catechol with respect to potential carcinogenicity.

Where we supply

Oman. Stocked at our warehouse in Barka, South Al Batinah, and supplied to Muscat, Ruwi, Mutrah, Seeb, Rusayl, Barka, Sohar, Shinas, Saham, Buraimi, Nizwa, Ibri, Sur, Salalah, Duqm, Khasab and every other governorate.

Ports and free zones. Port Sultan Qaboos (Mutrah), Mina Al Fahal, Sohar Port and Freezone, Port of Salalah and Salalah Free Zone, Port of Duqm and the Duqm Special Economic Zone, Port of Sur, Khasab Port and Al Mazunah Free Zone.

Industrial areas. Rusayl, Sohar, Barka (Sanaya), Raysut (Salalah), Nizwa, Sur, Buraimi and Duqm industrial estates, Knowledge Oasis Muscat, and oil and gas sites across Oman.

Beyond Oman. We have branches in the UAE (including Fujairah) and in India (Kandla, Kolkata, Visakhapatnam, Chennai and Mumbai), and we also supply to South Africa.