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    1,4-Benzoquinone, commonly known as para-quinone, is a chemical compound with the formula C6H4O2. In a pure state, it forms bright-yellow crystals with...
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    2,3-Dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone (or DDQ) is the chemical reagent with formula C6Cl2(CN)2O2. This oxidant is useful for the dehydrogenation of...
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    Benzoquinone (C6H4O2) is a quinone with a single benzene ring. There are 2 (out of 3 hypothetical) benzoquinones: 1,4-Benzoquinone, most commonly, right...
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  • formula C6H4O2. It is one of the two isomers of quinone, the other being 1,4-benzoquinone. It is a red volatile solid that is soluble in water and ethyl ether...
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    Tetrahydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone, also called tetrahydroxy-p-benzoquinone, tetrahydroxybenzoquinone, or tetrahydroxyquinone (THBQ, THQ), is an organic compound...
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  • is 1,4-benzoquinone or cyclohexadienedione, often called simply "quinone" (thus the name of the class). Other important examples are 1,2-benzoquinone (ortho-quinone)...
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    Tetrahydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone biscarbonate is a chemical compound, an oxide of carbon with formula C 8O 8. Its molecule consists of a 1,4-benzoquinone core with...
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    Chloranil (category 1,4-Benzoquinones)
    formula C6Cl4O2. Also known as tetrachloro-1,4-benzoquinone, it is a yellow solid. Like the parent benzoquinone, chloranil is a planar molecule that functions...
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    facilitate the oxidation of the hydroquinones into quinones (benzene-1,4-diol into 1,4-benzoquinone and analogously for methyl hydroquinone), as in the following...
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    Tetrahydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone bisoxalate is a chemical compound, an oxide of carbon with formula C 10O 10. Its molecule consists of a 1,4-benzoquinone core with...
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    Embelin (2,5-dihydroxy-3-undecyl-1,4-benzoquinone) is a naturally occurring para-benzoquinone isolated from dried berries of Embelia ribes plants. Several...
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  • 5-Dihydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone or 2,5-dihydroxy-para-benzoquinone is an organic compound with formula C 6H 4O 4, formally derived from 1,4-benzoquinone by replacing...
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  • derivative of 1,4-benzoquinone. Other hydroxy- compounds can be derived from the other isomer, namely 1,2-benzoquinone or ortho-benzoquinone. The IUPAC nomenclature...
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    terms usually mean specifically the compound 2-hydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone, derived from 1,4-benzoquinone. That parent is sometimes simply called quinone, and...
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  • enzymology, a 2-hydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone reductase (EC 1.6.5.7) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction 2-hydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone + NADH + H+ ⇌ {\displaystyle...
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    Hydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone, also called hydroxy-para-benzoquinone, is an organic compound with formula C 6H 4O 3, formally derived from 1,4-Benzoquinone by replacing...
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    enough proximity that their reactivity is changed, such as 1,2-, 1,3-, and 1,4-dicarbonyls. Their properties often differ from those of monocarbonyls, and...
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    Dichlone, a chlorinated derivative of 1,4-naphthoquinone, is used as a fungicide. Hydroxynaphthoquinone 1,4-Benzoquinone Plumbagin Hooker reaction Merck Index...
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    tetrahydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone bisoxalate (Verter and others, 1968); stable as a tetrahydrofuran solvate. C8O8 or C6O2(CO3)2, tetrahydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone biscarbonate...
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    Coenzyme Q10 (category 1,4-Benzoquinones)
    called CoQ10 (/ˌkoʊkjuːˈtɛn/) or ubiquinone-10. Coenzyme Q10 is a 1,4-benzoquinone, in which "Q" refers to the quinone chemical group and "10" refers...
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    Hydroquinone (redirect from 1,4-Benzenediol)
    Hydroquinone, also known as benzene-1,4-diol or quinol, is an aromatic organic compound that is a type of phenol, a derivative of benzene, having the...
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    1021/jf00002a009. Canonero R; Poggi C Mutagenic activity of 2,6-dimethoxy-1,4-benzoquinone, produced during the nitrosation of dimethophrine, in V 79 cells. Bollettino...
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    Plastoquinone (category 1,4-Benzoquinones)
    common form of plastoquinone, known as PQ-A or PQ-9, is a 2,3-dimethyl-1,4-benzoquinone molecule with a side chain of nine isoprenyl units. There are other...
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    green leaf volatiles and 1,4-benzoquinone, along with the species' sexual dimorphism. Both males and females contain 1,4-benzoquinone; however studies showed...
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  • 3-Dihydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone 2,5-Dihydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone 2,6-Dihydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone 3,4-Dihydroxy-1,2-benzoquinone 3,5-Dihydroxy-1,2-benzoquinone 3,6-Dihydroxy-1...
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    Benzoquinonetetracarboxylic dianhydride (category 1,4-Benzoquinones)
    dianhydride Tetrahydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone biscarbonate Tetrahydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone bisoxalate Hammond, P. R. (1963). "1,4-Benzoquinone Tetracarboxylic Acid...
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    Ansamycin (category 1,4-Benzoquinones)
    rifamycin and the naphthomycins. Another variation consists of benzene or a benzoquinone ring system as in geldanamycin or ansamitocin. Ansamycins were first...
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    prepared by laboratory synthesis. Chemically, it is a polyphenol and a benzoquinone. Atromentin has been found in cultures of Clitocybe subilludens and in...
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    as a tetrahydrofuran solvate. Tetrahydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone biscarbonate Tetrahydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone bisoxalate Hexahydroxybenzene trisoxalate C....
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    polyhydrofullerenes can be re-oxidized by 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone to give C60 again. A selective hydrogenation method exists. Reaction...
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