Compound

(R)-3,4-dihydroxymandelaldehyde

A 3,4-dihydroxymandelaldehyde that has R-configuration.

Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:180943), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.

CHEBI:180943ChEBI

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Structure

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A generated conformer of (R)-3,4-dihydroxymandelaldehyde — one low-energy arrangement PubChem computed, not a measured structure. Hydrogens are not drawn; the formula counts them.

Class: Organic compound
Formula: C8H8O4
Mass: 168.148 g/mol
Charge: 0
InChIKey: YUGMCLJIWGEKCK-QMMMGPOBSA-N
SMILES: [H]C(=O)[C@H](O)c1ccc(O)c(O)c1
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Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.

What it touches on the way

Mechanistic reach

2 entities

2 entities reached.

0 reported hops2 assembled from the scaffold

What the reference databases state

Statements

6 statements

6 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: (R)-3,4-dihydroxymandelaldehyde · Sources: Rhea

Order

(R)-3,4-dihydroxymandelaldehyde is converted to (R)-noradrenalineCompoundRhea RHEA:69076Inferred only
(R)-noradrenaline is converted to (R)-3,4-dihydroxymandelaldehydeCompoundRhea RHEA:69076Inferred only
(R)-3,4-dihydroxymandelaldehyde is metabolised by MAOAProteinRhea RHEA:51168Inferred only
(R)-3,4-dihydroxymandelaldehyde is metabolised by MAOAProteinRhea RHEA:69076Inferred only
(R)-3,4-dihydroxymandelaldehyde is metabolised by MAOBProteinRhea RHEA:51168Inferred only
(R)-3,4-dihydroxymandelaldehyde is metabolised by MAOBProteinRhea RHEA:69076Inferred only

Reactions

2 reactions

(R)-adrenaline+dioxygen+water(R)-3,4-dihydroxymandelaldehyde+methylamine+hydrogen peroxide
Catalysed by MAOA or MAOB
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:51168CC BY 4.0Reference data
(R)-noradrenaline+dioxygen+water(R)-3,4-dihydroxymandelaldehyde+hydrogen peroxide+ammonium
Catalysed by MAOA or MAOB
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:69076CC BY 4.0Reference data

Other names

10 names

Resolves to: (R)-3,4-dihydroxymandelaldehyde

Also called: (2R)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-hydroxyacetaldehyde(R)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-hydroxyacetaldehyde(R)-3,4-dihydroxymandelic aldehyde(R)-3,4-dihydroxyphenylglycolaldehyde(R)-alpha,3,4-trihydroxybenzeneacetaldehyde(R)-α,3,4-trihydroxybenzeneacetaldehydeD-3,4-dihydroxyphenylglycolaldehydeDopgalNoral
Systematic name: (2R)-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)(hydroxy)acetaldehyde