Hydroquinone - for synthesis , CAS No.123-31-9

CAS: 123-31-9 Cat. No.: H431621 Formula: C6H6O2 Molecular Weight: 110.11 Beilstein Registry Number: 605970 EC Number: 204-617-8
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GRADE & PURITY for Synthesis ? Synthesis grade — practical purity for chemical synthesis and preparative work. Use as a cost-effective reagent when analytical purity isn't required.
Synonyms
SMR000059154 | a-Hydroquinone | Tenox HQ | alpha-hydroquinone | beta-quinol | HQ | HYDROQUINONE [IARC] | TRI-LUMA COMPONENT HYDROQUINONE | 4-DIHYDROXYBENZENE | hydroq uinone | Quinol | XV74C1N1AE | HYDROQUINONE (USP-RS) | MedisilkeNight | SR-01000075920 |
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for synthesis for Synthesis for sensitive chromatographic and analytical workflows requiring minimal baseline interference.

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Literature proof

Cited in 683 peer-reviewed publications across chromatography, organic synthesis, and cross-coupling reactions.

Specifications

Synonyms
SMR000059154 | a-Hydroquinone | Tenox HQ | alpha-hydroquinone | beta-quinol | HQ | HYDROQUINONE [IARC] | TRI-LUMA COMPONENT HYDROQUINONE | 4-DIHYDROXYBENZENE | hydroq uinone | Quinol | XV74C1N1AE | HYDROQUINONE (USP-RS) | MedisilkeNight | SR-01000075920 |
Specifications & Purity
for synthesis
Storage
Room temperature
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Grade
for Synthesis
Names and Identifiers
Pubchem Sid
Pubchem Sid Url
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/substance/504750416
Canonical Smiles
C1=CC(=CC=C1O)O
IUPAC Name
benzene-1,4-diol
InChIKey
QIGBRXMKCJKVMJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
INCHI
1S/C6H6O2/c7-5-1-2-6(8)4-3-5/h1-4,7-8H
Isomeric SMILES
C1=CC(=CC=C1O)O
WGK Germany
3
RTECS
MX3500000
UN Number
3077
Packing Group
III
Molecular Weight
110.11
Beilstein
605970
Reaxy-Rn
605970
Reaxys-RN_link_address
https://www.reaxys.com/reaxys/secured/hopinto.do?context=S&query=IDE.XRN=605970&ln=

Documentation

📋 Safety Data Sheet (SDS)

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Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomy Tree

KingdomOrganic compounds
SuperclassBenzenoids
ClassPhenols
SubclassBenzenediols
Intermediate Tree Nodes Not available
Direct ParentHydroquinones
Alternative Parents 1-hydroxy-2-unsubstituted benzenoids  Benzene and substituted derivatives  Organooxygen compounds  Hydrocarbon derivatives  
Molecular FrameworkAromatic homomonocyclic compounds
Substituents Hydroquinone - 1-hydroxy-2-unsubstituted benzenoid - Monocyclic benzene moiety - Organic oxygen compound - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organooxygen compound - Aromatic homomonocyclic compound
DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as hydroquinones. These are compounds containing a hydroquinone moiety, which consists of a benzene ring with a hydroxyl groups at positions 1 and 4.
External Descriptors an electron-transfer-related quinol - a benzenediol
3D Structure
Interactive Chemical Structure Model





Associated Targets(Human)
CA2 Tclin Carbonic anhydrase 2 (2 Activities)
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CA2 Tclin Carbonic anhydrase II (17698 Activities)
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ESR1 Tclin Estrogen receptor alpha (17718 Activities)
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NR3C1 Tclin Glucocorticoid receptor (14987 Activities)
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AR Tclin Androgen Receptor (11781 Activities)
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CHRM1 Tclin Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1 (12690 Activities)
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TYR Tclin Tyrosinase (717 Activities)
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ACHE Tclin Acetylcholinesterase (18204 Activities)
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PTGS2 Tclin Cyclooxygenase-2 (13999 Activities)
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THRB Tclin Thyroid hormone receptor beta-1 (7926 Activities)
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RXRA Tclin Retinoid X receptor alpha (3637 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
CXCL8 Tchem Interleukin-8 (642 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
CA3 Tclin Carbonic anhydrase III (753 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
CA6 Tclin Carbonic anhydrase VI (993 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
CA1 Tclin Carbonic anhydrase I (13240 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
AHR Tclin Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (1071 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
ARSA Tbio Cerebroside-sulfatase (655 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
CA5B Tclin Carbonic anhydrase VB (957 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
CA5A Tclin Carbonic anhydrase VA (1168 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
CA14 Tclin Carbonic anhydrase XIV (1305 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
ALDH1A1 Tchem Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1A1 (77053 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
NR1H4 Tclin Bile acid receptor FXR (6228 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
MTOR Tclin Serine/threonine-protein kinase mTOR (13850 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
NFKB1 Tclin Nuclear factor NF-kappa-B p105 subunit (1459 Activities)
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HBB Tbio Hemoglobin beta chain (329 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
ALOX15 Tchem Arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase (7108 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
CA12 Tclin Carbonic anhydrase XII (6231 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
PIN1 Tchem Peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase NIMA-interacting 1 (36611 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
CA9 Tclin Carbonic anhydrase IX (8255 Activities)
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CYP3A4 Tclin Cytochrome P450 3A4 (53859 Activities)
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HL-60 (67320 Activities)
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K562 (73714 Activities)
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SH-SY5Y (11521 Activities)
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U-251 (51189 Activities)
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U-87 MG (3946 Activities)
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A549 (127892 Activities)
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HEK293 (82097 Activities)
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KB (17409 Activities)
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Lymphoblastoid cell (5959 Activities)
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FEN1 Tchem Flap endonuclease 1 (12055 Activities)
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HIF1A Tchem Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha (6027 Activities)
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SIRT1 Tchem NAD-dependent deacetylase sirtuin 1 (3505 Activities)
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HSD17B10 Tchem Endoplasmic reticulum-associated amyloid beta-peptide-binding protein (20669 Activities)
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EHMT2 Tchem Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase, H3 lysine-9 specific 3 (93046 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
TDP1 Tchem Tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase 1 (345557 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
KDM4E Tchem Lysine-specific demethylase 4D-like (40243 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
LMNA Tbio Prelamin-A/C (36751 Activities)
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RECQL Tbio ATP-dependent DNA helicase Q1 (5575 Activities)
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BLM Tchem Bloom syndrome protein (4248 Activities)
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HPGD Tchem 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase [NAD+] (24926 Activities)
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THPO Tbio Thrombopoietin (834 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
Associated Targets(non-human)
Ca7 Carbonic anhydrase VII (3 Activities)
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polC DNA polymerase III (243 Activities)
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Ppard Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta (358 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
Ca13 Carbonic anhydrase XIII (322 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
CA4 Carbonic anhydrase IV (1713 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
Hdac6 Histone deacetylase 6 (222 Activities)
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Carbonic anhydrase (69 Activities)
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Artemia salina (1320 Activities)
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa (123386 Activities)
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Porphyromonas gingivalis (651 Activities)
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Micrococcus luteus (7463 Activities)
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Escherichia coli (133304 Activities)
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Streptococcus mutans (2687 Activities)
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Bacillus subtilis (32866 Activities)
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Plasmodium falciparum (966862 Activities)
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Candida albicans (78123 Activities)
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Trypanosoma cruzi (99888 Activities)
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Cavia porcellus (23802 Activities)
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Mus musculus (284745 Activities)
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Rattus norvegicus (775804 Activities)
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L1210 (27553 Activities)
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P388 (20296 Activities)
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J774 (3120 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
lef Anthrax lethal factor (7585 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
rep Replicase polyprotein 1ab (378 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
pfk 6-phospho-1-fructokinase (7870 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
Ca15 Carbonic anhydrase 15 (173 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
Txnrd1 Thioredoxin reductase 1, cytoplasmic (45279 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
Danio rerio (3092 Activities)
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Gambusia affinis (76 Activities)
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Trichophyton mentagrophytes (4846 Activities)
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Large T antigen (1457 Activities)
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Mapt Microtubule-associated protein tau (6 Activities)
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Nfe2l2 Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (214 Activities)
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Rorc Nuclear receptor ROR-gamma (89407 Activities)
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ffp 4'-phosphopantetheinyl transferase ffp (24982 Activities)
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nfo Endonuclease 4 (425 Activities)
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Melan-a (81 Activities)
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Anopheles gambiae (126 Activities)
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Mechanisms of Action
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Lot NumberCertificate TypeDateItem
G2511381G2511381Certificate of AnalysisJun 24, 2025 H431621
G2511380G2511380Certificate of AnalysisJun 24, 2025 H431621
G2511343G2511343Certificate of AnalysisJun 24, 2025 H431621
C2623187C2623187Certificate of AnalysisJun 24, 2025 H431621
F2608176F2608176Certificate of AnalysisJun 24, 2025 H431621
D2518473D2518473Certificate of AnalysisApr 22, 2025 H431621
D2518472D2518472Certificate of AnalysisApr 22, 2025 H431621
D2518471D2518471Certificate of AnalysisApr 22, 2025 H431621
D2410445D2410445Certificate of AnalysisApr 20, 2024 H431621
J2409022J2409022Certificate of AnalysisApr 20, 2024 H431621
A2506270A2506270Certificate of AnalysisApr 20, 2024 H431621
D2410444D2410444Certificate of AnalysisApr 20, 2024 H431621
D2410443D2410443Certificate of AnalysisApr 20, 2024 H431621
D2410442D2410442Certificate of AnalysisApr 20, 2024 H431621
C2324065C2324065Certificate of AnalysisMar 13, 2023 H431621
C2324063C2324063Certificate of AnalysisMar 13, 2023 H431621
C2324062C2324062Certificate of AnalysisMar 13, 2023 H431621
C2324061C2324061Certificate of AnalysisMar 13, 2023 H431621
Chemical and Physical Properties
Solubility70g/L
Flash Point(°C)165℃
Boil Point(°C)285-287°C
Melt Point(°C)170-171°C
Molecular Weight110.110 g/mol
XLogP30.600
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count2
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count2
Rotatable Bond Count0
Exact Mass110.037 Da
Monoisotopic Mass110.037 Da
Topological Polar Surface Area40.500 Ų
Heavy Atom Count8
Formal Charge0
Complexity54.900
Isotope Atom Count0
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count0
The total count of all stereochemical bonds0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count1
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What are the CAS number, molecular formula and molecular weight?
The CAS Number is 123-31-9, the molecular formula is C6H6O2, and the molecular weight is 110.11 g/mol. InChIKey QIGBRXMKCJKVMJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N.
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