Other Notes This form of glyoxal is composed of 3 moles of glyoxal and 2 moles of water in a relatively stable configuration. Application Reactant involved in the synthesis of: • Aza-analogs of 1,4-naphthoquinones as effectors of plasmodial thioredoxin and glutathione reductase1 • Substituted side-bridged cyclam derivatives2 • Furandicarboxylic acid di-methyl ester derivatives3