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C14H20O2
220.31 g/mol
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2,5-Di-tert-butylbenzoquinone

CAS2460-77-7EC219-552-0
Category
Research Reagent
Compound Class
Other
Primary Use
Research Compound

2,5-Di-tert-butylbenzoquinone is a benzoquinone derivative bearing two tert-butyl substituents. It has been studied as a building block for the synthesis of benzoquinone dimers and trimers, which are of interest in organic chemistry research.

Building block for benzoquinone oligomersSynthetic intermediate in organic chemistry research

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Safety Reference

Harmful
Harmful
Warning
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

2,5-ditert-butylcyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione

InChIKey

ZZYASVWWDLJXIM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Synonyms (19)
  • 2,5-DI-T-BUTYL-P-BENZOQUINONE
  • 2,5-Di-tert-butylbenzoquinone
  • 2,5-Di-tert-butylquinone
  • 2,5-Di-tert-butylsemiquinone
  • 2,5-TBQ
  • 2,5-di-tert-Butyl-p-quinone
  • 2,5-di-tert-butyl-1,4-quinone