benzoquinonehydroquinone
Benzoquinonehydroquinone is a term that can refer to two related chemical species: p-benzoquinone and hydroquinone. These are organic compounds that exist in an equilibrium with each other. p-Benzoquinone is a yellow crystalline solid with the chemical formula C6H4O2. It is a cyclic diketone and is considered a quinone. Hydroquinone, also known as 1,4-dihydroxybenzene, has the same chemical formula, C6H4O2, but features two hydroxyl groups attached to the benzene ring in a para position. It is a white crystalline solid.
The interconversion between p-benzoquinone and hydroquinone is a reversible redox reaction. In the presence of a
Hydroquinone is widely used as a photographic developer, a skin depigmenting agent, and as an antioxidant. Its