Tolcapone is an intensely yellow, odorless, bitter tasting, non-hygroscopic, crystalline compound with a relative molecular mass of 273.25 g/mol. The chemical name of tolcapone is 3,4-dihydroxy-4'-methyl-5-nitrobenzophenone.
Tolcapone is an intensely yellow, odorless, bitter tasting, non-hygroscopic, crystalline compound with a relative molecular mass of 273.25 g/mol. It melts at, is practically insoluble in water and acids but soluble in 0.1 M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution. Its chemical name is 3,4-dihydroxy-4'-methyl-5-nitrobenzophenone.