Duroquinone
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Duroquinone is an organic oxidant (C6(CH3)4O2). It is related to 1,4-benzoquinone by replacement of four H centres with methyl (Me) groups. The C10O2 core of this molecule is planar with two pairs of C=O and C=C bonds.[1]
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Preferred IUPAC name
2,3,5,6-Tetramethylcyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione | |||
Other names
2,3,5,6-Tetramethyl-1,4-benzoquinone Tetramethyl-p-benzoquinone | |||
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.007.646 | ||
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C10H12O2 | |||
Molar mass | 164.20408 g/mol | ||
Melting point | 109 to 114 °C (228 to 237 °F; 382 to 387 K) | ||
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H315, H319, H335 | |||
P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501 | |||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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The compound is produced via nitration of durene (1,2,4,5-tetramethylbenzene) followed reduction to the diamine and then oxidation.[2]
A derived organoiron compound (η2,η2-C6(CH3)4O2)Fe(CO)3 is obtained by the carbonylation of 2-butyne in the presence of iron pentacarbonyl.[3]
The molecule has been mentioned in the popular press as a component of a "nano brain".[4]
Duroquinone was observed in a degradation products generated from pyrolysis of α-Tocopheryl acetate.[5]