9,10-Dihydroxyanthracene

9,10-Dihydroxyanthracene is an organic compound with the formula (C6H4CHOH)2. It is the hydroquinone form of 9,10-anthraquinone (AQ). It formed when AQ is hydrogenated.[1] It is easily dissolved in alkaline solutions and is often called soluble anthraquinone (SAQ).

9,10-Dihydroxyanthracene
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Anthracene-9,10-diol
Identifiers
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  • InChI=1S/C14H10O2/c15-13-9-5-1-2-6-10(9)14(16)12-8-4-3-7-11(12)13/h1-8,15-16H checkY
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  • InChI=1/C14H10O2/c15-13-9-5-1-2-6-10(9)14(16)12-8-4-3-7-11(12)13/h1-8,15-16H
    Key: PCFMUWBCZZUMRX-UHFFFAOYAS
  • Oc2c1c(cccc1)c(O)c3c2cccc3
Properties
C14H10O2
Molar mass 210.232 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

In the so-called anthraquinone process, hydrogen peroxide is manufactured as one of the product in the oxygen oxidation of a substituted 9,10-dihydroxyanthracene to its corresponding anthraquinone, such as 2-ethylanthraquinone.

See also

References
  1. Vogel, A. "Anthraquinone". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a02_347.
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