四甲基对苯醌

四甲基对苯醌是一种有机化合物，化学式为C6(CH3)4O2，具有氧化性。它的分子中C10O2具有平面结构。J.-M. Lü, S. V. Rosokha, I. S. Neretin and J. K. Kochi, "Quinones as Electron Acceptors. X-Ray Structures, Spectral (EPR, UV-vis) Characteristics and Electron-Transfer Reactivities of Their Reduced Anion Radicals as Separated vs Contact Ion Pairs" Journal of the American Chemical Society 2006 128, 16708-16719.它可以1,2,4,5-四甲苯为原料反应制得。

它和甲基锂反应，可以得到1,2,3,4,5,6-六甲基-2,5-环己二烯-1,4-二醇。Fischer, Alfred; et al. Reactions of organolithium reagents with p-benzoquinones and cyclohexadienones. Synthesis of 4-alkyl-4-hydroxycyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ones and 1,4-dialkylcyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-diols. Tetrahedron Letters (1980), 21 (8), 701-704. .
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