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ChemicalSolution

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benzoQ from hydroquinone
« on: January 11, 2002, 08:40:00 PM »
Any bee's have any real-world expirience with the benzo synth from hydroquinone using H2O2, I2 in IPA?
 This is from Rh's page

https://www.thevespiary.org/rhodium/Rhodium/chemistry/quinones.html


Goodtimes

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Re: benzoQ from hydroquinone
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2002, 06:33:00 AM »
That was one of the first synths that I considered, but then realized that I did not have any access to K/Na dicromate, and the yields looked pretty shitty....

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ChemicalSolution

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Re: benzoQ from hydroquinone
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2002, 06:18:00 PM »
The synth with H2O2 in IPA is supposed to have yields around 95%...