4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid methyl ester_Kain Industrial Additive

background and overview[1] methyl 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetate can be used to prepare hydroxytyrosol. hydroxytyrosol, whose chemical name is 3,4-dihydroxyphenylethanol, is a hydroxyaromatic compound. natural hydroxytyrosol rarely exists in free form in nature. it is only found to be obtained by enzymatic hydrolysis of oleuropein by β-glycosidase and esterase during the ripening process of olive fruits. hydroxytyrosol is…