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C6H4O2
108.09 g/mol
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P-benzoquinone

CAS106-51-4EC203-405-2
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Other
Primary Use
chemical intermediate and oxidizing agent

p-Benzoquinone is a chemical compound widely used as an oxidizing agent and chemical intermediate in industrial processes. It plays a key role in the production of hydroquinone, dyes, and fungicides, and is also employed as a polymerization inhibitor and photographic chemical.

chemical intermediate in the production of hydroquinone, dyes, and fungicidesoxidizing agentpolymerization inhibitor

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Safety Reference

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H301Toxic if swallowed
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H331Toxic if inhaled
H335May cause respiratory irritation
H400Very toxic to aquatic life
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
H341Suspected of causing genetic defects
H410Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
H370Causes damage to organs
H371May cause damage to organs
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

cyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione

InChIKey

AZQWKYJCGOJGHM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C1=CC(=O)C=CC1=O

Synonyms (50)
  • 1,4-Benzoquinone, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
  • 1,4-Benzoquinone, pharmaceutical secondary standard; traceable to USP
  • 1,4-BENZOQUINONE
  • 1,4-Benzochinon
  • 1,4-Benzoquine
  • 1,4-Benzoquinone; SKF-21232
  • 1,4-Cyclohexadiene dioxide
  • 1,4-Cyclohexadienedione
  • 1,4-Cyclohexanedienedione
  • 1,4-Diossibenzene
  • 1,4-Diossibenzene [Italian]
  • 1,4-Dioxy-benzol
  • 1,4-Dioxy-benzol [German]
  • 1,4-Dioxybenzene
  • 2,4-dione
  • 2,5-CYCLOHEXANDIEN-1,4-DIONE
  • 2,5-Cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione
  • Benzo-1,4-quinone
  • Benzo-chinon
  • Benzo-chinon [German]
  • Benzoquinone
  • Caswell No. 719C
  • Chinon
  • Chinon [Dutch, German]
  • Chinone
  • Cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione
  • Cyclohexadienedione
  • PBQ 2
  • Quinone
  • Quinone1,4-Benzoquinone
  • Quinone; p-BQ
  • Semiquinone anion
  • Steara pbq
  • USAF P-220
  • cyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione
  • p-BQ
  • p-Benzoquinone, reagent grade
  • p-Chinon
  • p-Chinon [German]
  • p-Quinone
  • p-benzoquinone
  • para-Benzoquinone
  • para-Quinone
  • parabenzochinon
  • semiquinone radicals