1,4-Benzoquinone

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1,4-Benzoquinone
Skeletal formula
Space-filling model
Para-Benzoquinone needles.jpg
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Cyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione[1]
Other names
1,4-Benzoquinone[1]
Benzoquinone
p-Benzoquinone
p-Quinone
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.003.097
KEGG
RTECS number DK2625000
UNII
Properties
C6H4O2
Molar mass 108.10 g·mol−1
Appearance Yellow solid
Odor Acrid, chlorine-like[2]
Density 1.318 g/cm3 at 20 °C
Melting point 115 °C (239 °F; 388 K)
Boiling point Sublimes
11 g/L (18 °C)
Solubility Slightly soluble in petroleum ether; soluble in acetone; 10% in ethanol, benzene, diethyl ether
Vapor pressure 0.1 mmHg (25°C)[2]
-38.4·10−6 cm3/mol
Hazards
Main hazards Toxic
R-phrases (outdated) R23/25 R36/37/38 R50
S-phrases (outdated) S26 S28 S45 S61
Flash point 38 to 93 °C; 100 to 200 °F; 311 to 366 K[2]
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
296 mg/kg (mammal, subcutaneous)
93.8 mg/kg (mouse, subcutaneous)
8.5 mg/kg (mouse, IP)
5.6 mg/kg (rat)
130 mg/kg (rat, oral)
25 mg/kg (rat, IV)[3]
US health exposure limits (NIOSH):
PEL (Permissible)
 TWA 0.4 mg/m3 (0.1 ppm)[2]
REL (Recommended)
 TWA 0.4 mg/m3 (0.1 ppm)[2]
IDLH (Immediate danger)
 100 mg/m3[2]
Related compounds
Related compounds
 1,2-Benzoquinone
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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1,4-Benzoquinone, commonly known as para-quinone, is a chemical compound with the formula C6H4O2. In a pure state, it forms bright-yellow crystals with a characteristic irritating odor, resembling that of chlorine, bleach, and hot plastic or formaldehyde. This six-membered ring compound is the oxidized derivative of 1,4-hydroquinone.[4] The molecule is multifunctional: it exhibits properties of a ketone, forming an oxime; an oxidant, forming the dihydroxy derivative; and an alkene, undergoing addition reactions, especially those typical for α,β-unsaturated ketones. 1,4-Benzoquinone is sensitive toward both strong mineral acids and alkali, which cause condensation and decomposition of the compound.

Preparation[edit]

Industrial routes[edit]

1,4-Benzoquinone is prepared by oxidation of diisopropylbenzene via a reaction related to the Hock rearrangement:

C6H4(CHMe2)2 + 3 O2 → C6H4O2 + 2 OCMe2 + H2O

The reaction proceeds via the bis(hydroperoxide). Acetone is a coproduct.[5]

Another major process involves the direct hydroxylation of phenol by acidic hydrogen peroxide: C6H5OH + H2O2 → C6H4(OH)2 + H2O Both hydroquinone and catechol are produced. Subsequent oxidation of the hydroquinone gives the quinone.[6]

Quinone was originally prepared industrially by oxidation of aniline, for example by manganese dioxide.[7] This method is mainly practiced in PRC where environmental regulations are more relaxed.

Laboratory routes[edit]

The oxidation of hydroquinone is rapid and convenient and therefore desirable for the laboratory. 1,4-Benzoquinone can be prepared from hydroquinone via a number of oxidation methods.[4][8][9] One such method makes use of hydrogen peroxide as the oxidizer and iodine or an iodine salt as a catalyst for the oxidation occurring in a polar solvent; e.g. isopropyl alcohol.[10]

When heated to its melting point, the product sublimes at atmospheric pressure, and, when prepared from hydroquinone, the substrate boils at a significantly higher temperature than 1,4-benzoquinones melting point, allowing for an effective separation of the two. Impure samples are often dark-colored due to the presence of quinhydrone (a dark green 1:1 charge-transfer complex of quinone with hydroquinone).[11]

Structure and redox[edit]

C–C and C–O bond distances in benzoquinone (Q), its 1e reduced derivative (Q−), and hydroquinone (H2Q).[12]

Benzoquinone is a planar molecule with localized, alternating C=C, C=O, and C–C bonds. Reduction gives the semiquinone anion C6H4O2−}, which adopts a more delocalized structure. Further reduction coupled to protonation gives the hydroquinone, wherein the C6 ring is fully delocalized.[12]

Applications[edit]

Quinone is mainly used as a precursor to hydroquinone, which is used in photography and rubber manufacture as a reducing agent and antioxidant.[6] Benzoquinonium is a Skeletal muscle relaxant, ganglion blocking agent that is made from benzoquinone.[13]

Organic synthesis[edit]

It is used as a hydrogen acceptor and oxidant in organic synthesis.[14] 1,4-Benzoquinone serves as a dehydrogenation reagent. It is also used as a dienophile in Diels Alder reactions.[15]

Benzoquinone reacts with acetic anhydride and sulfuric acid to give the triacetate of hydroxyquinol.[16][17] This reaction is called the Thiele reaction or Thiele–Winter reaction[18][19] after Johannes Thiele, who first described it in 1898, and after Ernst Winter, who further described its reaction mechanism in 1900. An application is found in total synthesis:[20]

An application of the Thiele reaction, involving a benzoquinone derivative.

Benzoquinone is also used to suppress double-bond migration during olefin metathesis reactions.

An acidic potassium iodide solution reduces a solution of benzoquinone to hydroquinone, which can be reoxidized back to the quinone with a solution of silver nitrate.

Due to its ability to function as an oxidizer, 1,4-benzoquinone can be found in methods using the Wacker-Tsuji oxidation, wherein a palladium salt functions to catalytically oxidize an alkene to its corresponding ketone. This reaction is typically carried out using pressurized oxygen as the oxidizer, and can be done instead with methyl nitrite in solution, but benzoquinone can sometimes be preferential, as it does not require the handling of gases, making it easy to measure out by mass.

1,4-Benzoquinone is used in the synthesis of Bromadol and related analogs. It is also used as a reagent in the "Wacker oxidation" reaction. An interesting analog of fentanyl was also made that used the 1,4-Benzoquinone as the starting material. Another analog based on tramadol also appeared in the patent literature, with 4,4-hydroxy(β-phenethyl) substitution pattern. All the drug molecules are made only after the two olefinic double bonds have been reduced.

Metabolism[edit]

1,4-Benzoquinone is a toxic metabolite found in human blood and can be used to track exposure to benzene or mixtures containing benzene and benzene compounds, such as petrol.[21] The compound can interfere with cellular respiration, and kidney damage has been found in animals receiving severe exposure. It is excreted in its original form and also as variations of its own metabolite, hydroquinone.[7]

Benzoquinone compounds are a metabolite of paracetamol.[22]

Safety[edit]

The bombardier beetle sprays 1,4-Benzoquinone to deter predators

1,4-Benzoquinone is able to stain skin dark brown, cause erythema (redness, rashes on skin) and lead on to localized tissue necrosis. It is particularly irritating to the eyes and respiratory system. Its ability to sublime at commonly encountered temperatures allows for a greater airborne exposure risk than might be expected for a room-temperature solid. IARC has found insufficient evidence to comment on the compound's carcinogenicity, but has noted that it can easily pass into the bloodstream and that it showed activity in depressing bone marrow production in mice and can inhibit protease enzymes involved in cellular apoptosis.[7]

1,4-Benzoquinone is a constituent of tobacco smoke.[23]

Related 1,4-benzoquinones[edit]

A variety of derivatives and analogues are known. Ubiquinone-1 is a naturally occurring 1,4-benzoquinone that is involved in respiration apparatus. The benzoquinone blattellaquinone is a sex pheromone in cockroaches.

Ubiquinones, as their name implies, are ubiquitous in living creatures, being components of respiratory apparatus. 
Blattellaquinone, a sex pheromone in cockroaches. 

Illustrative examples of quinones and derivatives of benzoquinone that are useful in industry and organic chemistry include:

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  21. ^ Lin, Y. S.; McKelvey, W.; Waidyanatha, S.; Rappaport, S. M. (2006). "Variability of Albumin Adducts of 1,4-Benzoquinone, a Toxic Metabolite of Benzene, in Human Volunteers". Biomarkers. 11 (1): 14–27. doi:10.1080/13547500500382975. PMID 16484134. 
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Appendix[edit]

A few grams of para-benzoquinone, prepared by the action of iodine and hydrogen peroxide on hydroquinone, after being sublimed in a 3-litre beaker.
A 200mm watch glass covered in freshly sublimated para-benzoquinone.
A sample of quinhydrone
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