Simple, Mild, and Efficient Method for the Reduction of 1,4‐Benzoquinones to Hydroquinones by the Action of NaN₃

Abstract

A simple, mild, and efficient method is presented for the reduction of 1,4‐benzoquinones to hydroquinones by the action of NaN₃ under neutral conditions in the presence of water.

Keywords:

• Azides
• 1,4‐benzoquinones
• phenols
• quinones
• reductions

Acknowledgments

The authors are indebted to the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA) and the Middle East Technical University for their financial support of this work.