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Hydroquinone is reduced by sodium borohydride to 1,2-dihydroxybenzene (resorcinol).

In industry, iron + HCl is used as the reducing system.

Generic Organic reaction
  +  
NaBH4
  +  
2
[H]
         
Reactant Page Go To Go To
1,4-Benzoquinone     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Sodium borohydride     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Hydrogen delivered equivalents     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Hydroquinone     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Functional Group Interconvertion
Industrial Process: Organic
Reduction: Of Substrate By Reagent

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