The molecule is a member of the class of hydroxybiphenyls that is catechol in which the hydrogen at position 3 is replaced by a p-chlorophenyl group. It is a diol, a member of catechols, a member of monochlorobenzenes and a member of hydroxybiphenyls. It derives from a biphenyl-2,3-diol and a 4-chlorobiphenyl.
3-(4-chlorophenyl)benzene-1,2-diol