Hydroquinone → HCID 86740169, compound

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Hydroquinone (55 g) was dissolved in a solution of sodium hydroxide (20 g) in water (300 ml) and to the resulting solution was added dropwise a solution of tetradecanoyl chloride (123 g) in tetrahydrofuran (150 ml) with cooling. The precipitate formed was filtered off and the filtrate was extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was thoroughly washed with water to remove unreacted hydroquinone and the solvent was removed. The residue was recrystallized from n-hexane to give hydroquinone monomyristate (20 g). m.p. 75°-78° C.

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