Benzoquinonetetracarboxylic dianhydride

Benzoquinonetetracarboxylic dianhydride is an organic compound with formula C
10
O
8
(an oxide of carbon) which can be seen as the result of removing two molecules of water H
2
O
from benzoquinonetetracarboxylic acid.

Benzoquinonetetracarboxylic dianhydride
Benzoquinonetetracarboxylic dianhydride molecule
Benzoquinonetetracarboxylic dianhydride molecule
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
1H,3H-Benzo[1,2-c:4,5-c′]difuran-1,3,4,5,7,8-hexone
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/C10O8/c11-5-1-2(8(14)17-7(1)13)6(12)4-3(5)9(15)18-10(4)16 ☒N
    Key: NWWNDTOPIPOVFQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N ☒N
  • InChI=1/C10O8/c11-5-1-2(8(14)17-7(1)13)6(12)4-3(5)9(15)18-10(4)16
    Key: NWWNDTOPIPOVFQ-UHFFFAOYAX
  • O=C(C(C(O3)=O)=C1C3=O)C2=C(C(OC2=O)=O)C1=O
Properties
C10O8
Molar mass 248.102 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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It is a red solid, stable in dry air up to 140 °C and insoluble in ether, carbon tetrachloride, dichloromethane, and carbon disulfide. It reacts with acetone, ethyl acetate, tetrahydrofuran, ethanol, and water. It dissolves in methylated derivatives of benzene to give solutions ranging from orange to violet. When the molecule is exposed to moist air, it quickly turns blue.

The compound was synthesized in 1963 by P. R. Hammond, who claimed it was "one of the strongest π-electron acceptors so far described."[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hammond, P. R. (1963). "1,4-Benzoquinone Tetracarboxylic Acid Dianhydride, C1008:A Strong Acceptor". Science. 142 (3591): 502. Bibcode:1963Sci...142..502H. doi:10.1126/science.142.3591.502. PMID 17748167. S2CID 9430830.