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2,5-Dihydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone

98%

Synonym(s):

2,5-Dihydroxy-2,5-cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione, 2,5-Dihydroxy-p -benzoquinone, 2,5-Dihydroxycyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione, Anilic acid

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Linear Formula:
(HO)2C6H2(=O)2
CAS Number:
615-94-1
Molecular Weight:
140.09
EC Number:
210-454-3
MDL number:
MFCD00001598
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
PubChem Substance ID:
24851694
NACRES:
NA.23

Assay

98%

mp

235 °C (dec.) (lit.)

SMILES string

OC1=CC(=O)C(O)=CC1=O

InChI

1S/C6H4O4/c7-3-1-4(8)6(10)2-5(3)9/h1-2,7,10H

InChI key

QFSYADJLNBHAKO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

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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M Ahmed et al.
Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy, 56(5), 965-981 (2000-05-16)
The electronic absorption spectra of 1,4-benzoquinone (BQ) and its 2,5-dihydroxy and tetrahydroxy derivatives have been studied in detail. The interpretation of the electronic bands is made on the basis of PPP and CNDO calculations. It is found that the pi
Jan Bohuslavek et al.
Biodegradation, 16(4), 353-362 (2005-05-04)
Hydroxyquinol, a common metabolite of aromatic compounds, is readily auto-oxidized to hydroxyquinone. Enzymatic activities that metabolized hydroxyquinone were observed from the cell extracts of Sphingobium chlorophenolicum ATCC 39723. An enzyme capable of transforming hydroxyquinone was partially purified, and its activities
P G Jene et al.
Acta crystallographica. Section C, Crystal structure communications, 57(Pt 6), 730-734 (2001-06-16)
The X-ray structure of 1,2,4,5-tetrahydroxybenzene (benzene-1,2,4,5-tetrol) monohydrate, C6H6O4*H2O, (I), reveals columns of 1,2,4,5-tetrahydroxybenzene parallel to the b axis that are separated by 3.364 (12) and 3.453 (11) A. Molecules in adjacent columns are tilted relative to each other by 27.78
Fengxia Chen et al.
Chemosphere, 250, 126226-126226 (2020-02-24)
A novel catalyst which integrates heterogeneous and homogenous Fenton reactions is designed and fabricated by encapsulating 2,5-dihydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone (2,5-DBQ) in ECDP-Fe3O4, a composite of Fe3O4 nanoparticles immobilized on a β-cyclodextrin polymer (ECDP) with ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) as cross-linking agent.
Nathalie Honorio-Felício et al.
Journal of inorganic biochemistry, 164, 34-41 (2016-09-12)
Conformational changes associated to sensing mechanisms of heme-based protein sensors are a key molecular event that seems to modulate not only the protein activity but also the potential of the Fe
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