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HRID 2417731Generated: November 3, 2026

Hydroquinone → 4-Methoxyphenol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydroquinoneHCID 785—
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
ReactantOxygenHCID 977—
Product4-MethoxyphenolHCID 9015—

Reaction Steps

5.0 g of hydroquinone, 40 cm3 of methanol and 1.0 g of sulphonated styrene resin (Amberlyst 15) are fed into the autoclave. The autoclave is pressurised to 5 kg/cm2 with O2 and kept at 105° for 4 hours. 1.04 g of hydroquinone monomethyl ether are obtained (18%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04469897
Source datasetuspto-grants-1984_09
ORD IDord-43fdd897eab049ba8b515639cc22d234
Source noteuspto-grants-1984_09