Veratrole alcohol explained

Veratrole alcohol (veratryl alcohol) is an organic compound related to veratrole and also to benzyl alcohol. It can be obtained by reduction of veratraldehyde.[1] Veratrole alcohol is the raw material for the synthesis of cyclotriveratrylene which is used in host–guest chemistry.It is a secondary metabolite of some white rot fungi and is believed to play a role in their degradation of lignin.[2]

Notes and References

  1. 10.1002/macp.1963.020670116. Zur darstellung von phenolalkoholen aus phenolaldehyden mit wasserstoff/RANEY-nickel und aus phenolcarbonsäureestern mit LiAlH4. 1963. Hermann Kämmerer . V.. Casacuberta . A. O.. Die Makromolekulare Chemie. 67. 167–172 .
  2. 10.1016/S0168-1656(96)01678-1. The roles of veratryl alcohol and oxalate in fungal lignin degradation. 1997. Zapanta . L. S. . Tien . M.. Journal of Biotechnology. 53. 2–3. 93–102 .

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