2,5-DIHYDROXY-1,4-BENZOQUINONE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

235 °C (dec.)(lit.)

Boiling point:

216.56°C (rough estimate)

Density 

1.4596 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.5800 (estimate)

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

solubility 

DMSO (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly, Heated)

form 

Powder

pka

pK1:2.71;pK2:5.18 (25°C)

color 

Ochre to brown

Water Solubility 

Soluble in water.

BRN 

1939229

CAS DataBase Reference

615-94-1(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

2,5-Cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione, 2,5-dihydroxy- (615-94-1)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xn

Risk Statements 

20/21/22-36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-37/39

WGK Germany 

3

TSCA 

Yes

HS Code 

29146990

MSDS

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2,5-DIHYDROXY-1,4-BENZOQUINONE Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Ochre to brown powder

Uses

2,5-dihydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone dianion, and squarate as bridging ligands in the synthesis and magnetic properties of binuclear iron(III) complexes with oxalate. A Dinuclear 2,5-Dihydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone acts as a bridging ligand Ruthenium(II) Complex with the Dianion.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 67, p. 1034, 1945 DOI: 10.1021/ja01222a504

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