960299-79-0

Basic information

• Product Name: 2-phenethoxymethyl-1,4-hydroquinone
• Synonyms: 2-phenethoxymethyl-1,4-hydroquinone
• CAS NO: 960299-79-0
• Molecular Weight: 244.29
• Mol File: 960299-79-0.mol
• Article Data: 1

Chemical Properties

• CAS DataBase Reference: 2-phenethoxymethyl-1,4-hydroquinone(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: 2-phenethoxymethyl-1,4-hydroquinone(960299-79-0)
• EPA Substance Registry System: 2-phenethoxymethyl-1,4-hydroquinone(960299-79-0)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 960299-79-0(Hazardous Substances Data)

Downstream Products

• 1194-98-5 2,5-Dihydroxybenzaldehyde 
• 95-71-6 2-methylbenzene-1,4-diol 
• 553-97-9 2-Methyl-1,4-benzoquinone 
• 60-12-8 2-phenylethanol 

Relevant articles and documents

2,5-Dihydroxybenzyl and (1,4-dihydroxy-2-naphthyl)methyl, novel reductively armed photocages for the hydroxyl moiety

(Chemical Equation Presented) Irradiation of alcohols, phenols, and carboxylic acids "caged" with the 2,5-dihydroxybenzyl group or its naphthalene analogue results in the efficient release of the substrate. The initial byproduct of the photoreaction, 4-hydroxyquinone-2-methide, undergoes rapid tautomerization into methyl p-quinone. The UV spectrum of the latter is different from that of the caging chromophore, thus permitting selective irradiation of the starting material in the presence of photochemical products. These photoremovable protecting groups can be armed in situ by the reduction of photochemically inert p-quinone precursors.