syringaldehyde

English

Etymology

Blend of syringic +‎ aldehyde?

Noun

syringaldehyde (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) The aromatic aldehyde 4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxybenzaldehyde, related to syringic acid
   • 2015 July 6, “Potential of Wood-Rotting Fungi to Attack Polystyrene Sulfonate and Its Depolymerisation by Gloeophyllum trabeum via Hydroquinone-Driven Fenton Chemistry”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     After 4 days of laccase treatment without mediator, the molecular mass of PSS did not decrease, suggesting that laccase alone has no effect on PSS. PSS degradation products with lowered M n values were formed when the natural mediators p-coumaric acid, syringaldehyde, and the synthetic mediator 1-HBT were additionally included, respectively.