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HRID 1701394Generated: October 31, 2026

Hydroquinone → 4-Methoxyphenol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydroquinoneHCID 785—
ReactantTriphenylphosphineHCID 11776—
ReactantDimethyl CarbonateHCID 12021—
Product4-MethoxyphenolHCID 901597%

Reaction Steps

22 parts of hydroquinone, 18 parts of dimethyl carbonate and one part of triphenylphosphine are kept for 15 hours at 190° C. Working up takes place as described in Example 23. 3 parts (97% of theory, based on converted hydroquinone) of hydroquinone monomethyl ether of boiling point 57° C. are obtained. The conversion is 12 percent.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04192949
Source datasetuspto-grants-1980_03
ORD IDord-7432a2721d1943e5892db2e1c698b105
Source noteuspto-grants-1980_03