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2,5-Dichlorohydroquinone

98%

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Linear Formula:
Cl2C6H2(OH)2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
179.00
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:

Assay

98%

mp

168-171 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

Oc1cc(Cl)c(O)cc1Cl

InChI

1S/C6H4Cl2O2/c7-3-1-5(9)4(8)2-6(3)10/h1-2,9-10H

InChI key

AYNPIRVEWMUJDE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

2,5-Dichlorohydroquinone (2,5-DCHQ) is a hydroquinone derivative that can be synthesized by reducing 2,5-dichloroquinone using sodium dithionite (Na2S2O4). The kinetics of the reaction of 2,5-DCHQ and N-phenyl-1,4-benzoquinonemonoimine has been studied. The transformation of 2,5-DCHQ to 2-chloromaleylacetate using PcpA (Pcp = pentachlorophenol) protein, isolated from Escherichia coli has been investigated. It is reported to be the degradation product of 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid and γ-hexachlorocyclohexane.

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Corrosion

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class Code

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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S Oikawa et al.
Carcinogenesis, 17(12), 2733-2739 (1996-12-01)
p-Dichlorobenzene (p-DCB) has been reported to be carcinogenic for rodents, although it does not seem to be mutagenic in bacterial test systems. In this study, the mechanism of DNA damage by metabolites of p-DCB in the presence of metals was
C Klos et al.
Xenobiotica; the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems, 24(10), 965-976 (1994-10-01)
1. The metabolism of 1,4-dichlorobenzene has been studied in the male and female Fisher 344 rat over 72 h after oral administration of 14C-1,4-dichlorobenzene (900 mg = 96.8 microCi/kg). No covalent binding of radioactivity could be detected in samples of
Y Nagata et al.
Journal of bacteriology, 176(11), 3117-3125 (1994-06-01)
In Pseudomonas paucimobilis UT26, gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane (gamma-HCH) is converted to 2,5-dichloro-2,5-cyclohexadiene-1,4-diol (2,5-DDOL), which is then metabolized to 2,5-dichlorohydroquinone. Here, we isolated from the genomic library of UT26 two genes which expressed 2,5-DDOL dehydrogenase activity when they were transformed into P. putida
R A Haugland et al.
Applied and environmental microbiology, 56(5), 1357-1362 (1990-05-01)
Combined cell suspensions of the 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T)-metabolizing organism Pseudomonas cepacia AC1100, and the 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D)-metabolizing organism Alcaligenes eutrophus JMP134 were shown to effectively degrade either of these compounds provided as single substrates. These combined cell suspensions, however, poorly
Michael C Pirrung et al.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 67(23), 7919-7926 (2002-11-09)
Two total syntheses of the unsymmetrical bis-indolylquinone natural product demethylasterriquinone B1 (also known as L-783,281) have been accomplished. The first exploits a known base-promoted condensation of indoles with bromanil, which stops at monoaddition using the sterically hindered 2-isoprenylindole. This permits

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