2,6-Dimethoxybenzoquinone

2,6-Dimethoxybenzoquinone

Names
IUPAC name 2,6-Dimethoxycyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione
Other names 2,6-Dimethoxy-1,4-benzoquinone; 2,6-DMBQ
Identifiers
CAS Number	530-55-2 N=
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	61560 Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.007.714
PubChem CID	68262
InChI InChI=1S/C8H8O4/c1-11-6-3-5(9)4-7(12-2)8(6)10/h3-4H,1-2H3 Y Key: OLBNOBQOQZRLMP-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
SMILES O=C1C(/OC)=C\C(=O)\C=C1\OC
Properties
Chemical formula	C8H8O4
Molar mass	168.15 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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2,6-Dimethoxybenzoquinone (2,6-DMBQ) is a benzoquinone, a chemical compound found in Rauvolfia vomitoria and in Tibouchina pulchra.

At physiological concentrations 2,6-Dimethoxy-p-benzoquinone is an antibacterial substance, in non-physiological, highly elevated concentrations might be mutagenic,cytotoxic,genotoxic, and hepatotoxic., but some scientists challenge its mutagenity and others totally exclude such a possibility