... water, alcohol, ether, benzene, chloroform, pyridine, liquid alkali. Catechol is poisonous, sublimates easily, burn and oxidate easily and becomes ... brown when exposed in air. Uses: Catechol is an important chemical industry intermediate product with wide ... , furcoloring agent, paint and varnish anti-shrivel. Furthermore, catechol is an important material of synthetic resin, tannic acid, ...