4-(5-Hydroxybenzofuran-2-yl)benzene-1,2-diol CAS 403520-31-0

Description

Compared with other compounds in its class, the molecular weight of 242.23 g/mol gives 4-(5-Hydroxybenzofuran-2-yl)benzene-1,2-diol distinctive chromatographic separation conditions and mass-spectrometry parameter settings.

4-(5-Hydroxybenzofuran-2-yl)benzene-1,2-diol (CAS 403520-31-0), molecular formula C14H10O4 and molecular weight 242.23 g/mol, is a CATO reference standard with documented purity and traceability.

4-(5-Hydroxybenzofuran-2-yl)benzene-1,2-diol (C14H10O4) contains a carboxylic acid group, a hydroxyl group, an ether linkage, a polycyclic aromatic system. It is notably hygroscopic, its high carbon-to-hydrogen ratio confers good lipid solubility, the carboxyl group imparts weak acidity; these physicochemical properties determine the optimal preparation and storage of its standard solutions. The aromatic system may exhibit native fluorescence, enabling detection with a fluorescence detector (FLD).

This reference standard is suitable for quantitative analysis on major chromatographic platforms including HPLC, GC, LC-MS/MS, and GC-MS, serving as an external calibration standard or a system suitability test reference material.

As a certified reference material (CRM), 4-(5-Hydroxybenzofuran-2-yl)benzene-1,2-diol meets the metrological traceability requirements of ISO/IEC 17025 laboratories. Batch-to-batch consistency is monitored via control charts to guarantee comparable assigned values across lots.

Physical & Chemical Properties

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