1,4-Benzoquinone
Created:
9/3/15
Submitted:
3/6/23
Published:
3/6/23
4650-bas-color-print_NIH3DAtoms shown as ball-and-stick with standard colors. 3D printable, with caution, using certain 3D printers.
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1,4-benzoquinone is the simplest member of the class of 1,4-benzoquinones, obtained by the formal oxidation of hydroquinone to the corresponding diketone. It is a metabolite of benzene. It has a role as a cofactor, a human xenobiotic metabolite and a mouse metabolite.
