Tetrahydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone biscarbonate

Tetrahydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone biscarbonate
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 2H,6H-Benzo[1,2-d:4,5-d′]bis([1,3]dioxole)-2,4,6,8-tetrone
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	10311360 ;
PubChem CID	13382131;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID101029311 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C8O8/c9-1-3-5(15-7(11)13-3)2(10)6-4(1)14-8(12)16-6 Key: KLJYZROROSJGHR-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C8O8/c9-1-3-5(15-7(11)13-3)2(10)6-4(1)14-8(12)16-6 Key: KLJYZROROSJGHR-UHFFFAOYAF;
	SMILES C12=C(C(=O)C3=C(C1=O)OC(=O)O3)OC(=O)O2;
Properties
Chemical formula	C8O8
Molar mass	224.08 g/mol
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Tetrahydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone biscarbonate is a chemical compound, an oxide of carbon with formula C
₈O
₈. Its molecule consists of a 1,4-benzoquinone core with the four hydrogen atoms replaced by two carbonate groups. It can be seen as a fourfold ester of tetrahydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone and carbonic acid.

The compound was obtained by C. Nallaiah in 1984, as a tetrahydrofuran solvate.^[1]

References

^ C. Nallaiah (1984), Synthesis of tetrahydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone biscarbonate and hexahydroxybenzene triscarbonate - new organic carbon oxidesTetrahedron, Volume 40, Issue 23, 1984, Pages 4897-4900 doi:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)91324-9

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