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2,4-Bis(4-hydroxybenzyl)phenol
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 4,4′-[(4-Hydroxy-1,3-phenylene)bis(methylene)]diphenol
Identifiers
CAS Number	34826-64-7;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL3286745;
ChemSpider	167654;
MeSH	C087793
PubChem CID	193195;
UNII	JZ8542V589 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID70188364 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C20H18O3/c21-18-6-1-14(2-7-18)11-16-5-10-20(23)17(13-16)12-15-3-8-19(22)9-4-15/h1-10,13,21-23H,11-12H2 Key: YQOVRUAPWCGSLC-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES c2cc(O)ccc2Cc1cc(ccc1O)Cc3ccc(O)cc3;
Properties
Chemical formula	C20H18O3
Molar mass	306.361 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

2,4-Bis(4-hydroxybenzyl)phenol is a phenolic compound produced by the saprophytic orchid Gastrodia elata^[1] and by the myco-heterotroph orchid Galeola faberi.^[2]

References[edit]

^ Noda, Naoki; Kobayashi, Yukio; Miyahara, Kazumoto; Fukahori, Saeko (1995). "2,4-Bis(4-hydroxybenzyl) phenol from Gastrodia elata". Phytochemistry. 39 (5): 1247–1248. doi:10.1016/0031-9422(95)00051-8. S2CID 84528243.
^ Li, Y. M.; Zhou, Z. L.; Hong, Y. F. (1993). "Shānhú lán fēn lèi huàxué chéngfèn de yánjiū" [Studies on the phenolic derivatives from Galeola faberi Rolfe]. Yàoxué Xuébào [Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica] (in Chinese). 28 (10): 766–771. PMID 8009989. S2CID 6542806.