Hydroxyquinol

It reacts with air to give a black insoluble solid.[1] It is prepared industrially by acetylation of paraquinone with acetic anhydride followed by hydrolysis of the triacetate.[1] Historically, hydroxyquinol was produced by the action of potassium hydroxide on hydroquinone.[3][4] Hydroxyquinol is a common intermediate in the biodegradation of many aromatic compounds.These substrates include monochlorophenols, dichlorophenols, and more complex species such as the pesticide 2,4,5-T.[5] Hydroxyquinol commonly occurs in nature as a biodegradation product of catechin, a natural phenol found in plants (e.g. by soil bacteria Bradyrhizobium japonicum).
Chemical structure of hydroxyquinol
Chemical structure of hydroxyquinol
Preferred IUPAC nameCAS NumberChemSpiderECHA InfoCardPubChemCompTox DashboardSMILESChemical formulaMolar massstandard stateorganic compoundbenzenetriolsparaquinoneacetic anhydridepotassium hydroxidehydroquinonedehydratingfructosechlorophenolsdichlorophenols2,4,5-Tbiodegradationcatechinnatural phenolBradyrhizobium japonicummetaboliteHydroxyquinol 1,2-dioxygenaseenzymesubstrateoxygenBekkum, Herman