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1,4-Benzoquinone

Catalog Number
ACM106514-1
Product Name
1,4-Benzoquinone
Structure
CAS
106-51-4
Category
Molecular Conductors
Description
Benzoquinone appears as a yellowish-colored crystalline solid with a pungent, irritating odor. Poisonous by ingestion or inhalation of vapors. May severely damage skin, eyes and mucous membranes. Used to make dyes and as a photographic chemical.;Solid;YELLOW CRYSTALS WITH PUNGENT ODOUR. CAN SUBLIME EVEN AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.;Pale-yellow solid with an acrid, chlorine-like odor.
IUPAC Name
cyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione
Molecular Weight
108.09g/mol
Molecular Formula
C6H4O2;C6H4O2
Canonical SMILES
C1=CC(=O)C=CC1=O
InChI
InChI=1S/C6H4O2/c7-5-1-2-6(8)4-3-5/h1-4H
InChI Key
AZQWKYJCGOJGHM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Boiling Point
SUBLIMES (NTP, 1992);~180 °C;Sublimes
Melting Point
240.3 °F (NTP, 1992);115.7 °C;115.7 °C;115.7°C;116 °C;240°F
Flash Point
559 °F (NTP, 1992);100-200 °F (38-93 °C) (CLOSED CUP);38-93 °C;100-200°F
Density
1.318 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999);1.318 AT 20 °C/4 °C;Relative density of the vapour/air-mixture at 20 °C (air = 1): 1.0;1.32
Solubility
Slightly soluble (NTP, 1992);SOL IN ALKALIES, HOT PETROLEUM ETHER;> 10% in ether;> 10% in ethanol;Water solubility = 1.113X10+4 mg/l @ 18 °C;11.1 mg/mL at 18 °C;Solubility in water: poor;Slight
Color/Form
YELLOW MONOCLINIC PRISMS FROM WATER OR PETROLEUM ETHER;Greenish-yellowish solid;Pale-yellow solid.
Complexity
149
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count
1
EC Number
203-405-2
Exact Mass
108.021129g/mol
Formal Charge
0
Heavy Atom Count
8
ICSC Number
0779
Log P
0.2 (LogP);Log Kow = 0.20;0.20;0.2
MeSH Entry Terms
1,4-benzoquinone;2,5-cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione;benzoquinone;NSC-36324;NSC36324;p-benzoquinone;para-benzoquinone;quinone
Monoisotopic Mass
108.021129g/mol
NSC Number
36324
Odor
PENETRATING ODOR RESEMBLING THAT OF CHLORINE;Acrid, chlorine-like odor.
Other Experimental
SUBLIMES; DIPOLE MOMENT: 0.67;CONVERSION FACTORS: 1 MG/L IS EQUIVALENT TO 226.4 PPM & 1 PPM IS EQUIVALENT TO 0.00442 MG/L AT 25 °C, 760 MM HG;Ionization potential: 9.67 eV;Heat of fusion: 40.97 cal/g;Heat of sublimation: 15.00 kcal/mol @ 298 deg K;IR: 1300 (Documentation of Molecular Spectroscopy Collection) /1,2-Benzoquinone/;UV: 3-56 (Organic Electronic Spectral Data, Phillips et al, John Wiley & Sons, New York) /1,2-Benzoquinone/;MASS: 333 (Atlas of Mass Spectral Data, John Wiley & Sons, New York) /1,2-Benzoquinone/;Liquid molar volume = 0.099191 cu m/kmol (determined at triple point);IG Heat of Formation = -1.2290X10+8 J/kmol;Heat of fusion at melting point = 1.845X10+7 J/kmol
Rotatable Bond Count
0
RTECS Number
DK2625000
Stability
May darken on standing.
UNII
3T006GV98U
UN Number
2587;2587;2587;2587;2587
Vapor Density
3.7 (Air= 1);Relative vapor density (air = 1): 3.7
Vapor Pressure
0.1 mm Hg at 77 °F (NIOSH, 2016);0.09 mmHg;0.1 MM HG AT 25 °C;Vapor pressure, Pa at 20 °C: 12;(77°F): 0.1 mmHg
XLogP3
0.2
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