Description General description Ethyl 3,5-dihydroxybenzoate is a dihydroxybenzoic ester.[1] It can be synthesized from 3,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid by esterification process with absolute ethanol.[2] Application Ethyl 3,5-dihydroxybenzoate may be used as a starting reagent in the synthesis of ethyl 3,5-bis(ω-hydroxyoligo(ethyleneoxy))benzoates[2] and p-alkoxycarbonylated palladium bis(phosphinite) PCP pincer complexes.[3] Packaging 5 g in glass bottle