Synonym(s): 1,4-Bis(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2,3-dimethylbutane; 4,4′-(2,3-Dimethyltetramethylene)dipyrocatechol; Masoprocol; NDGA
Formula: [-CH(CH3)CH2C6H3-1,2-(OH)2]2
Formula Weight: 302.36
CAS No.: 500-38-9
Purity: ≥97.0% (HPLC)
Application: antioxidant
Other Notes: Inhibitor of broad bean lipoxygenase1
Packaging: 1, 5 g in glass bottle
Beilstein Registry Number: 2056826
EC No.: 207-903-0
Melting Point: 184-186°C(lit.)
Biochem/physiol Actions: Lipoxygenase inhibitor; polyphenol-bearing o-dihydroxy (catechol) structure.
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C4H12N2S2 · 2HCl