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1,4-Benzoquinone

CAS 106-51-4

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

3225-29-4

1,4-Benzoquinone chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

1,4-Benzoquinone in plain language

What it is

Also known as Quinone · Para-quinone · Cyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione · P-benzoquinone · Parabenzochinon · 1,4-BENZOCHINON

Show all 27 names

1,4-Benzoquine · 1,4-Cyclohexadienedione · 1,4-Diossibenzene · 1,4-Dioxy-benzol · 1,4-Dioxybenzene · 2,5-Cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione · Benzoquinone, p- · Benzo-1,4-quinone · Benzo-chinon · Chinon · Chinone · Cyclohexadienedione · Para-benzoquinone · Steara pbq · benzoquinone · p-Benzoquinone (p-BQ) · p-Chinon · p-Quinone · p-benzoquinone. vp: 0.1@25c. (mfr cas# 900-22-0) · quinone (sara 313) (cercla) · quinone (sara iii)

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for 1,4-Benzoquinone yet.

Recorded functional uses: Chemical reaction regulator · Polymerization initiators / inhibitors / catalysts>inhibitors

Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. 1,4-Benzoquinone appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • In marketed US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 11 composition records across product categories including Raw materials, Laboratory supplies, Construction and building materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Chemical reaction regulator, polymerization initiators / inhibitors / catalysts>inhibitors.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 11 composition records across product categories including Raw materials, Laboratory supplies, Construction and building materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Chemical reaction regulator, polymerization initiators / inhibitors / catalysts>inhibitors.Source →
  • USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 2 active drug products and 2 total products.
    • FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 2 active drug products and 2 total products.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for 1,4-Benzoquinone yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2019-05-01

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA National Drug Code Directory

    regulatory · updated 2027-12-31

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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Reference links (1)
Openfda substance

chemindustry.com

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed 1,4-Benzoquinone in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

11

Named organisations

2

Raw materialsLaboratory suppliesConstruction and building materials

Typical roles

Chemical reaction regulatorPolymerization initiators / inhibitors / catalysts>inhibitors
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