Benzoquinone, also known as 1,4-benzoquinone or 1,4-phenyldione, is an organic compound with the chemical formula C6H4O2.
On October 27, 2017, the list of carcinogens released by the International Agency for Research on Cancer of the World Health Organization (WHO) was preliminarily collated and referred to, and p-benzoquinone was included in the list of category 3 carcinogens
Appearance: | Yellow to green crystalline solid |
Structure |
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Melting Point | 113-115 °C(lit.) |
Boiling Point | 293°C |
Storage Conditions | room temp |
Solubility | 10 g/L (25 ºC) |
Aciditycoefficient | 7.7 |
Color | Yellow to green |
Odor | irritant odor |
Density | 1.31 |
Stability | Stable, but light sensitive. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents. Flammable. |
Intermediates of dyes and pharmaceuticals. Manufacturing of hydroquinone and rubber antioxidants, polymerization initiators for acrylonitrile and vinyl acetate, and oxidants.Benzoquinone can be used to produce hydroquinone, as a dye and pharmaceutical intermediate, rubber antioxidant, polymerization inhibitor, antioxidant, developer, etc; In organic synthesis, it is used as a dienophil for Diels Alder cycloaddition to form naphthoquinones and 1,4-phenanthrenedione.It is used for the qualitative determination of Coniine, pyridine, azacene, tyrosine and hydroquinone. Used for the determination of amino acids in analysis. 99% and 99.5% high purity grades are used for the photometric determination of amines.
25KG
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