1,4-benzoquinone

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q402719
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1,4-benzoquinone

Summary

1,4-benzoquinone is a type of chemical entity[1]. 1,4-benzoquinone has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 1,4-benzoquinone's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • 1,4-benzoquinone's physically interacts with is recorded as Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily A member 1[4].
  • 1,4-benzoquinone's canonical SMILES is recorded as C1=CC(=O)C=CC1=O[5].
  • 1,4-benzoquinone's chemical formula is recorded as C₆H₄O₂[6].
  • 1,4-benzoquinone is a type of 1,4-benzoquinone[7].
  • 1,4-benzoquinone is part of p-benzoquinone reductase (NADPH) activity[8].
  • 1,4-benzoquinone is part of 4-nitrophenol 4-monooxygenase activity[9].
  • 1,4-benzoquinone is used for indicators and reagents[10].
  • 1,4-benzoquinone's Commons category is recorded as 1,4-Benzoquinone[11].
  • 1,4-benzoquinone comprises carbon[12].
  • 1,4-benzoquinone comprises oxygen[13].
  • 1,4-benzoquinone comprises hydrogen[14].
  • 1,4-benzoquinone's found in taxon is recorded as Rhapidostreptus innominatus[15].
  • 1,4-benzoquinone's found in taxon is recorded as Ophistreptus levis[16].
  • 1,4-benzoquinone's found in taxon is recorded as Spirostreptus pavani[17].
  • 1,4-benzoquinone's found in taxon is recorded as Pyrus[18].
  • 1,4-benzoquinone's found in taxon is recorded as Uloma tenebrionoides[19].
  • 1,4-benzoquinone's found in taxon is recorded as Vespa simillima[20].
  • 1,4-benzoquinone's found in taxon is recorded as Blaps lethifera[21].
  • 1,4-benzoquinone's found in taxon is recorded as Caenorhabditis elegans[22].
  • 1,4-benzoquinone's has effect is recorded as quinone exposure[23].
  • 1,4-benzoquinone's NIOSH Pocket Guide ID is recorded as 0542[24].
  • 1,4-benzoquinone's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+1.32'}[25].
  • 1,4-benzoquinone's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+1.32'}[26].
  • 1,4-benzoquinone's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+108.021'}[27].

Why It Matters

1,4-benzoquinone has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] 1,4-benzoquinone is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Quinones in the defensive secretions of african millipedes. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Quinones in the defensive secretions of african millipedes. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Quinones in the defensive secretions of african millipedes. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Benzoquinone, the substance essential for antibacterial activity in aqueous extracts from succulent young shoots of the pear Pyrus spp.. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Defensive secretions of New Zealand tenebrionids V. Presence of methyl ketones inUloma tenebrionoides (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . A quinone isolated from the nest of Vespa simillima and its growth-inhibitory effect on rat liver cancer cells. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Notizen: IV. Mitteilung über Insektenabwehrstoffe. Über das flüchtige Sekret vom Totenkäfer (Blaps mortisaga L.). wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Modeling Meets Metabolomics-The WormJam Consensus Model as Basis for Metabolic Studies in the Model Organism. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Nabbegat · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has effect quinone exposure
    Instance of type of chemical entity
    Subclass of
    Flash point {'unit': 'Q42289', 'amount': '+200'}, {'unit': 'Q42289', 'amount': '+100'}
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