Patent ID: 8604253

Claim:
A method for producing hydroquinone from 2-deoxy-scyllo-inosose, comprising the following steps (a) to (d): (a) a first step of producing a compound represented by the following formula (1) from 2-deoxy-scyllo-inosose by a dehydration reaction; (b) a second step of producing 1,2,4-trihydroxybenzene from the compound represented by said formula (1) obtained in said first step by a dehydration reaction; (c) a third step of producing 4-hydroxycyclohexane-1,3-dione or a salt thereof from the 1,2,4-trihydroxybenzene by a catalytic hydrogenation reaction with the use of a metal catalyst; and (d) a fourth step of producing hydroquinone by heating the 4-hydroxycyclohexane-1,3-dione or the salt thereof