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HRID 1678934Generated: November 3, 2026

Hydrogen Peroxide → Catechol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrogen PeroxideHCID 784—
ReactantPhenolHCID 996—
ReactantAluminum SulfateHCID 24850—
SolventMethyl Isobutyl KetoneHCID 7909—
ProductCatecholHCID 289—
ProductHydroquinoneHCID 785—

Reaction Steps

10 g. (106 m. moles) of phenol, 0.222 g. (3.93 m. moles) of 60 percent hydrogen peroxide, 0.590 g. (5.90 m. moles) of 4-methyl-2-pentanone and 0.070 g. of aluminum sulfate (Al2 (SO4)3.18H2O) were mixed together and the reacton was effected at the indicated temperature for the indicated period of time in Table 6. Yields of catechol and hydroquinone are shown in Table 6.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04078006
Source datasetuspto-grants-1978_03
ORD IDord-550044c38b304c2dabd4c01715958df0
Source noteuspto-grants-1978_03