Molecular properties
- Formula
- C6H6O2
- Molar mass
- 110.11 g·mol−1
- Exact mass
- 110.0368 Da
- 4
- 2
- 2
- 40.50 Ų
- 0.6 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
- CAS
- 123-31-9
- PubChem CID
- 785
Molecule record
hydroquinone
C6H6O2
110.11 g/mol
Interactions
- Polarity
- Often polar; exact polarity depends on size, substitution, and ionization state.
- Acid-base behavior
- Review ionizable groups and pKa data where available; ChemForge does not infer definitive acid-base state from identity alone.
- Intermolecular forces
- Assess dispersion, dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, and ionic character from the functional groups shown.
Functional groups
Alcohol
Alkene
Aromatic ring
Phenol
Physical properties
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logp | 0.6 | PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor | PubChem(link only) |
Common names and synonyms
- 1,4-Dihydroxybenzene
- 1,4-benzenediol
- 123-31-9
- 4-Hydroxyphenol
- Arctuvin
- Benzene-1,4-diol
- Benzohydroquinone
- Benzoquinol
Show all 23 synonyms
- Eldopaque
- Eldoquin
- Hidroquinone
- Hydroquinole
- Idrochinone
- Phiaquin
- Quinol
- Solaquin forte
- Tecquinol
- hydroquinol
- p-Benzenediol
- p-Dihydroxybenzene
- p-Dioxybenzene
- p-Hydroquinone
- p-Hydroxyphenol
Structure identifiers
- Canonical SMILES
- C1=CC(=CC=C1O)O
- Isomeric SMILES
- C1=CC(=CC=C1O)O
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C6H6O2/c7-5-1-2-6(8)4-3-5/h1-4,7-8H
- InChIKey
- QIGBRXMKCJKVMJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- PubChem CID
- 785
Spectroscopy
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Simulated FTIR trace
Predicted FTIR / %T
4 cm-1 resolution / deterministic instrument profile
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Peak assignments
3350 cm−1broad O-H (simulated)
1645 cm−1C=C alkene (simulated)
3030 cm−1aromatic C-H (simulated)
1600 cm−1aromatic C=C (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)
Simulated NMR
On-demand educational prediction for hydroquinone; not experimental data.
Simulated EI mass spectrum
On-demand educational fragmentation for hydroquinone; not experimental data.
Sources
Molecule identity
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simulated IR
ChemForge original educational simulation.