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HYDROQUINONE FOR SYNTHESIS

Part No. RXSOL-60-6604-697
All current routes for the synthesis of hydroquinone utilize benzene as the starting material. An alternate route to hydroquinone has now been elaborated from glucose. ... Glucose is first converted into quinic acid using microbial catalysis. Quinic

All current routes for the synthesis of hydroquinone utilize benzene as the starting material. An alternate route to hydroquinone has now been elaborated from glucose. ... Glucose is first converted into quinic acid using microbial catalysis. Quinic acid is then chemically converted into hydroquinone.