2,5-DIHYDROXY-1,4-BENZOQUINONE

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2,5-DIHYDROXY-1,4-BENZOQUINONE Structure
2,5-DIHYDROXY-1,4-BENZOQUINONE structure
Common Name 2,5-DIHYDROXY-1,4-BENZOQUINONE
CAS Number 615-94-1 Molecular Weight 140.09400
Density 1.843 g/cm3 Boiling Point 322.3ºC at 760 mmHg
Molecular Formula C6H4O4 Melting Point 235 °C (dec.)(lit.)
MSDS Chinese USA Flash Point 162.9ºC
Symbol GHS07
GHS07
Signal Word Warning

 Names

Name 2,5-dihydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone
Synonym More Synonyms

 Chemical & Physical Properties

Density 1.843 g/cm3
Boiling Point 322.3ºC at 760 mmHg
Melting Point 235 °C (dec.)(lit.)
Molecular Formula C6H4O4
Molecular Weight 140.09400
Flash Point 162.9ºC
Exact Mass 140.01100
PSA 74.60000
LogP 0.02200
Index of Refraction 1.729

 Safety Information

Symbol GHS07
GHS07
Signal Word Warning
Hazard Statements H302 + H312 + H332-H315-H319-H335
Precautionary Statements P261-P280-P305 + P351 + P338
Personal Protective Equipment dust mask type N95 (US);Eyeshields;Gloves
Hazard Codes Xn: Harmful;
Risk Phrases R20/21/22
Safety Phrases S26-S37/39
RIDADR NONH for all modes of transport
WGK Germany 3

 Synthetic Route

 Articles5

More Articles
Electronic absorption spectra of benzoquinone and its hydroxy substituents and effect of solvents on their spectra.

Spectrochim. Acta. A. Mol. Biomol. Spectrosc. 56(5) , 965-81, (2000)

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 bas...

Identification and characterization of hydroxyquinone hydratase activities from Sphingobium chlorophenolicum ATCC 39723.

Biodegradation 16(4) , 353-62, (2005)

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 Sphin...

Inelastic neutron scattering (INS) studies on 2,5-dihydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone (DHBQ).

Spectrochim. Acta. A. Mol. Biomol. Spectrosc. 59(3) , 537-42, (2003)

Inelastic neutron scattering (INS) spectra of solid 2,5-dihydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone were measured and compared with IR and Raman data. The INS spectrum is very well reproduced in the region below 1000 ...

 Synonyms

2,5-di-hydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone
EINECS 210-454-3
2,5-dihydroxy-1,4-dibenzoquinone
2,5-dihydroxy-p-benzoquinone
MFCD00001598
2,5-Dihydroxybenzo-1,4-quinone
2,5-DIHYDROXY-P-QUINONE
Dihydroxy-p-quinonate acid
2,5-Dihydroxybenzoquinone
p-Benzoquinone,2,5-dihydroxy
2,5-Dihyroxy-p-benzoquinone