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3469. Durohydroquinone
Nomenclature
CAS number:
527-18-4
2,3,5,6-Tetramethyl-1,4-benzenediol; tetramethyl-
p-
hydroquinone; dihydroxydurene.
C
10
H
14
O
2
; mol wt 166.22.
C 72.26%, H 8.49%, O 19.25%.
Description and references
For prepn
see
refs under
Duroquinone
.
Properties
Needles from alcohol. mp 233°. Begins to sinter at 220°. Sparingly sol in ether. Treatment with ferric chloride yields duroquinone.
Derivative
Diacetyldurohydroquinone
.
Properties
Needles from alc, mp 207°.
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