ChemInform Abstract: Facile and Convenient Syntheses of Quinones from Phenols.

Abstract

The dihydroxybenzenes(naphthalenes) (I) and (III) are oxidized with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of iodine and conc.

Oxidation of Organic Sulfides by Br2 and H2O2. Electrophilic and Free-Radical Processes

“…In the past , we used Br 2 as electrophilic catalyst in the oxidation of 2,3,6-trimethylphenol by H 2 O 2 to the corresponding trimethylbenzoquinone, an intermediate for the synthesis of vitamin E (eqs 1 and 2).

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