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HRID 1030815Generated: October 31, 2026

Toluene → Phenyl-1,4-benzoquinone

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantTolueneHCID 1140—
ReactantBiphenyl-2,5-diolHCID 14116—
SolventAcetic AcidHCID 176—
ProductPhenyl-1,4-benzoquinoneHCID 9688—

Reaction Steps

The procedure described in Example 3 is repeated using 3.8 g (0.02 mole) of phenylhydroquinone as the aromatic diol reactant and 10 mL toluene and 40 mL acetic acid as the solvent. The yield of phenyl-p-benzoquinone obtained is 60%.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05107003
Source datasetuspto-grants-1992_04
ORD IDord-2af8b8ce85104f3a8b26a6ebe9c4fc84
Source noteuspto-grants-1992_04