New insights into the chemistry of Coenzyme Q-0: A voltammetric and spectroscopic study was written by Gulaboski, Rubin;Bogeski, Ivan;Kokoskarova, Pavlinka;Haeri, Haleh H.;Mitrev, Sasa;Stefova, Marina;Stanoeva, Jasmina Petreska;Markovski, Velo;Mirceski, Valentin;Hoth, Markus;Kappl, Reinhard. And the article was included in Bioelectrochemistry in 2016.Computed Properties of C9H10O4 This article mentions the following:
Coenzyme Q-0 (CoQ-0) is the only Coenzyme Q lacking an isoprenoid group on the quinoid ring, a feature important for its physico-chem. properties. Here, the redox behavior of CoQ-0 in buffered and non-buffered aqueous media was examined In buffered aqueous media CoQ-0 redox chem. can be described by a 2-electron-2-proton redox scheme, characteristic for all benzoquinones. In non-buffered media the number of electrons involved in the electrode reaction of CoQ-0 is still 2; however, the number of protons involved varies between 0 and 2. This results in two addnl. voltammetric signals, attributed to 2-electrons-1H+ and 2-electrons-0H+ redox processes, in which mono- and di-anionic compounds of CoQ-0 are formed. In addition, CoQ-0 exhibits a complex chem. in strong alk. environment. The reaction of CoQ-0 and OH– anions generates several hydroxyl derivatives as products. Their structures were identified with HPLC/MS. The prevailing radical reaction mechanism was analyzed by ESR spectroscopy. The hydroxyl derivatives of CoQ-0 have a strong antioxidative potential and form stable complexes with Ca2 + ions. In summary, our results allow mechanistic insights into the redox properties of CoQ-0 and its hydroxylated derivatives and provide hints on possible applications. In the experiment, the researchers used many compounds, for example, 2,3-Dimethoxy-5-methylcyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione (cas: 605-94-7Computed Properties of C9H10O4).
2,3-Dimethoxy-5-methylcyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione (cas: 605-94-7) belongs to ethers. Of all the functional groups, ethers are the least reactive ones. Ether bonds are quite stable towards bases, oxidizing agents and reducing agents. Electron-deficient reagents are also stabilized by ethers. For example, borane (BH3) is a useful reagent for making alcohols. Pure borane exists as its dimer, diborane (B2H6), a toxic gas that is inconvenient and hazardous to use. Borane forms stable complexes with ethers, however, and it is often supplied and used as its liquid complex with tetrahydrofuran (THF).Computed Properties of C9H10O4
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