Two new highly effective and simple methods of oxidn. of dihydroxybenzenes and 2,6-disubstituted phenols lead to the corresponding quinones. The oxidn. is performed by hydrogen peroxide and catalyzed by halogens or hydrogen halides. The role of halogen catalysis is discussed
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Minisci et al. (1989) studied this question.