Hydroquinone

• Formula: C₆H₆O₂
• Molecular weight: 110.1106
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C6H6O2/c7-5-1-2-6(8)4-3-5/h1-4,7-8H Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: QIGBRXMKCJKVMJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 123-31-9
• Chemical structure:
  This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file or as a computed 3d SD file
  View 3d structure (requires JavaScript / HTML 5)
• Other names: 1,4-Benzenediol; p-Benzenediol; p-Dihydroxybenzene; p-Dioxybenzene; p-Hydroquinone; p-Hydroxyphenol; Arctuvin; Benzohydroquinone; Benzoquinol; Diak 5; Eldopaque; Eldoquin; Hidroquinone; Hydroquinol; HE 5; Phiaquin; Quinol; Tecquinol; Tenox HQ; 1,4-Dihydroxybenzene; 4-Hydroxyphenol; p-Dioxobenzene; Hydrochinone; Benzene, p-dihydroxy-; Black and White Bleaching Cream; Derma-Blanch; Hydrochinon; Hydroquinole; Idrochinone; NCI-C55834; Tequinol; USAF EK-356; 1,4-Dihydroxy-benzeen; 1,4-Dihydroxy-benzol; 1,4-Dihydroxybenzen; 1,4-Diidrobenzene; UN 2662; Dihydroquinone; Aida; Eldopacque; Eldopaque forte; Eldoquin forte; Solaquin forte; p-Dihydroquinone; Black & White Bleaching Cream; 1,4-Benzenediol (hydroquinone); Artra (Salt/Mix)
• Permanent link for this species. Use this link for bookmarking this species for future reference.
• Information on this page:
  • Condensed phase thermochemistry data
  • IR Spectrum
  • Mass spectrum (electron ionization)
  • UV/Visible spectrum
  • Gas Chromatography
  • References
  • Notes
• Other data available:
  • Gas phase thermochemistry data
  • Phase change data
  • Reaction thermochemistry data
  • Henry's Law data
  • Gas phase ion energetics data
• Data at other public NIST sites:
  • X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Database, version 5.0
• Options:
  • Switch to SI units

Data at NIST subscription sites:

• NIST / TRC Web Thermo Tables, professional edition (thermophysical and thermochemical data)

NIST subscription sites provide data under the NIST Standard Reference Data Program, but require an annual fee to access. The purpose of the fee is to recover costs associated with the development of data collections included in such sites. Your institution may already be a subscriber. Follow the links above to find out more about the data in these sites and their terms of usage.

Condensed phase thermochemistry data

Go To: Top, IR Spectrum, Mass spectrum (electron ionization), UV/Visible spectrum, Gas Chromatography, References, Notes

Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Constant pressure heat capacity of solid

IR Spectrum

Go To: Top, Condensed phase thermochemistry data, Mass spectrum (electron ionization), UV/Visible spectrum, Gas Chromatography, References, Notes

Data compiled by: Coblentz Society, Inc.

• SOLID (0.5% IN KBr PELLET); BECKMAN IR-7 (GRATING); DIGITIZED BY NIST FROM HARD COPY (FROM TWO SEGMENTS); 4 cm^-1 resolution
• SOLID (SPLIT MULL); DOW KBr FOREPRISM-GRATING; DIGITIZED BY COBLENTZ SOCIETY (BATCH I) FROM HARD COPY; 2 cm^-1 resolution

Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

• gas

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

Go To: Top, Condensed phase thermochemistry data, IR Spectrum, UV/Visible spectrum, Gas Chromatography, References, Notes

Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

Spectrum

Notice: This spectrum may be better viewed with a Javascript and HTML 5 enabled browser.

For Zoom

1.) Enter the desired X axis range (e.g., 100, 200)

2.) Check here for automatic Y scaling

3.) Press here to zoom

Additional Data

UV/Visible spectrum

Go To: Top, Condensed phase thermochemistry data, IR Spectrum, Mass spectrum (electron ionization), Gas Chromatography, References, Notes

Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

Data compiled by: Victor Talrose, Eugeny B. Stern, Antonina A. Goncharova, Natalia A. Messineva, Natalia V. Trusova, Margarita V. Efimkina

Spectrum

Notice: This spectrum may be better viewed with a Javascript and HTML 5 enabled browser.

For Zoom

1.) Enter the desired X axis range (e.g., 100, 200)

2.) Check here for automatic Y scaling

3.) Press here to zoom

Additional Data

Gas Chromatography

Go To: Top, Condensed phase thermochemistry data, IR Spectrum, Mass spectrum (electron ionization), UV/Visible spectrum, References, Notes

Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal

View large format table.

Kovats' RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program

View large format table.

Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, polar column, temperature ramp

View large format table.

Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program

View large format table.

Lee's RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

View large format table.

References

Go To: Top, Condensed phase thermochemistry data, IR Spectrum, Mass spectrum (electron ionization), UV/Visible spectrum, Gas Chromatography, Notes

Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

Sabbah and Buluku, 1991
Sabbah, R.; Buluku, E.N.L.E., Thermodynamic study of three isomers of dihydroxybenzene, Can. J. Chem., 1991, 69, 481-488. [all data]

Pilcher and Sutton, 1956
Pilcher, G.; Sutton, L.E., The heats of combustion of quinol and p-benzoquinone and the thermodynamic quantities of the oxidation-reduction reaction, J. Chem. Soc., 1956, 2695-2700. [all data]

Parks, Manchester, et al., 1954
Parks, G.S.; Manchester, K.E.; Vaughan, L.M., Heats of combustion and formation of some alcohols, phenols, and ketones, J. Chem. Phys., 1954, 22, 2089-2090. [all data]

Pushin, 1954
Pushin, N.A., Heats of combustion and heats of formation of isomeric organic compounds, Bull. Soc. Chim. Belgrade, 1954, 19, 531-547. [all data]

Schreiner, 1925
Schreiner, E., Thermodynamics of the quinhydrone electrode and the chemical constant of hydrogen, Z. Phys. Chem., 1925, 117, 57-87. [all data]

Bret-Dibat and Lichanot, 1989
Bret-Dibat, P.; Lichanot, A., Thermodynamic properties of positional isomers of disubstituted benzene in condensed phase, Thermochim. Acta, 1989, 147(2), 261-271. [all data]

Ueberreiter and Orthmann, 1950
Ueberreiter, K.; Orthmann, H.-J., Specifische Wärme, spezifisches Volumen, Temperatur- und Wärme-leittähigkeit einiger disubstituierter Benzole und polycyclischer Systeme, Z. Natursforsch. 5a, 1950, 101-108. [all data]

Satoh and Sogabe, 1941
Satoh, S.; Sogabe, T., The heat capacities of some organic compounds containing nitrogen and the atomic heat of nitrogen. (3), Sci., Pap. Inst. Phys. Chem. Res. (Tokyo), 1941, 38, 238-245. [all data]

Andrews, Lynn, et al., 1926
Andrews, D.H.; Lynn, G.; Johnston, J., The heat capacities and heat of crystallization of some isomeric aromatic compounds, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1926, 48, 1274-1287. [all data]

Andrews, 1926
Andrews, D.H., The specific heats of some isomers of the type ortho, meta and para C6H4XY from 110 to 340K, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1926, 48, 1287-1298. [all data]

Lange, 1924
Lange, F., Untersuchungen über die spezifische Wärme bei tiefen Temperaturen, Z. Phys. Chem., 1924, 110, 343-362. [all data]

Kiss, Molnar, et al., 1949
Kiss, A.; Molnar, J.; Sandorfy, C., Les spectres d'absorption des derives phenoliques, Bull. Soc. Chim. Fr., 1949, 16, 275-280. [all data]

Radecki and Grzybowski, 1978
Radecki, A.; Grzybowski, J., Linear relationship between retention indices and chemical structure of phenols, J. Chromatogr., 1978, 152, 1, 211-213, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(00)85352-2 . [all data]

Grzybowski, Lamparczyk, et al., 1980
Grzybowski, J.; Lamparczyk, H.; Nasal, A.; Radecki, A., Relationship between the retention indices of phenols on polar and non-polar stationary phases, J. Chromatogr., 1980, 196, 2, 217-223, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(00)80441-0 . [all data]

Shiratsuchi, Shimoda, et al., 1993
Shiratsuchi, H.; Shimoda, M.; Minegishi, Y.; Osajima, Y., Isolation and identification of volatile flavor compounds in nonfermented coarse-cut sausage. Flavor as a quality factor of nonfermented sausage. 1, J. Agric. Food Chem., 1993, 41, 4, 647-652, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf00028a027 . [all data]

Xian, Chen, et al., 2006
Xian, Q.-M.; Chen, H.-D.; Zou, H.-H., Allelopathic activity of volatile substance from submerged macrophytes on Microcystin aeruginosa, Acta Ecologica Sinica, 2006, 26, 11, 3549-3554, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1872-2032(06)60054-1 . [all data]

Peterson, 1992
Peterson, K.L., Counter-Propagation Neural Networks in the Modeling and Prediction of Kovats Indices for Substituted Phenols, Anal. Chem., 1992, 64, 4, 379-386, https://doi.org/10.1021/ac00028a011 . [all data]

Wang, Hou, et al., 2007
Wang, G.; Hou, Z.; Sun, Y.; Liu, Y.; Xie, B.; Liu, S., Investigation of pyrolysis behavior of fenoxycarb using PY-GC-MS assisted with chemometric methods, Chem. Anal., 2007, 52, 141-156. [all data]

Williams and Horne, 1995
Williams, P.T.; Horne, P.A., Analysis of aromatic hydrocarbons in pyrolytic oil derived from biomass, J. Anal. Appl. Pyrolysis, 1995, 31, 15-37, https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-2370(94)00814-H . [all data]

Notes

Go To: Top, Condensed phase thermochemistry data, IR Spectrum, Mass spectrum (electron ionization), UV/Visible spectrum, Gas Chromatography, References

• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Cp,solid	Constant pressure heat capacity of solid
  ΔcH°solid	Enthalpy of combustion of solid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°solid	Enthalpy of formation of solid at standard conditions

• Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
• The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) uses its best efforts to deliver a high quality copy of the Database and to verify that the data contained therein have been selected on the basis of sound scientific judgment. However, NIST makes no warranties to that effect, and NIST shall not be liable for any damage that may result from errors or omissions in the Database.
• Customer support for NIST Standard Reference Data products.