Phloroglucinol
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Phloroglucinol is an organic compound that is used in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and explosives. It is a phenol derivative with antispasmodic properties that is used primarily as a laboratory reagent.
Austrian chemist Heinrich Hlasiwetz (1825–1875) is remembered for his chemical analysis of phloroglucinol.