mercury(II) oxide in chloroform-d1 T=-20°C; 2 h; Product distribution;

p-benozquinone in chloroform-d1 T=20°C; 0.25 h; further oxidant: HgO; regiochemistry and reactivity investigated; relative rates of oxidation analyzed; Product distributionMechanism;

<b>With</b>&nbsp; <a href="#" onclick="return RXDsubstances(event, this, '11343078', constants.ctx, '0')">sodium tetrahydroborate</a> <br />&nbsp;1) EtOH, 50-60 deg C, 5 h, 2) EtOH, 50 deg C, 5 h; 20 deg C, 24 h;&nbsp;&nbsp;Multistep reaction;&nbsp;<br /> &nbsp;