Tetrahydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone bisoxalate

Tetrahydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone bisoxalate

Identifiers
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SMILES O=C1C(OC2=O)=C(OC2=O)C(C3=C1OC(C(O3)=O)=O)=O
Properties
Chemical formula	C10O10
Molar mass	280.00 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Tetrahydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone bisoxalate is a chemical compound, an oxide of carbon with formula C
10O
10. Its molecule consists of a 1,4-benzoquinone core with the four hydrogen atoms replaced by two oxalate groups. It can be seen as a fourfold ester of tetrahydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone and oxalic acid.

The compound was first described by H. S. Verter, H. Porter, and R. Dominic in 1968. It was obtained by reacting tetrahydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone with oxalyl chloride in tetrahydrofuran It is a yellow solid that can be crystallized as a tetrahydrofuran solvate, but could not be prepared in pure form.^[1]

See also

• Tetrahydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone biscarbonate
• Hexahydroxybenzene trisoxalate
• Hexahydroxybenzene triscarbonate

References

1. H. S. Verter, H. Porter, and R. Dominic (Verter, Porter and Dominic, 1968), A new carbon oxide: synthesis of tetrahydroxybenzoquinone bisoxalate. Chemical Communications (London), p. 973b–974. doi:10.1039/C1968000973b