1. Hattori, M.InKirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology,5th ed.Seidel, A., Ed.John Wiley & Sons:Hoboken, NJ, 2004; Vol.9, pp300–349.
2. A particularly significant industrial use of quinones is as the “hydrogen carrier” in the production of hydrogen peroxide:Eul, M.; Moeller, A.;Steiner, N.InKirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology,5th ed.Seidel, A., Ed.John Wiley & Sons:Hoboken, NJ, 2004; Vol.14, pp42–51.
3. Quinones are most commonly used as mild oxidizing agents and as dehydrogenating reagents, particularly for aromatization:Finley, K. T.InKirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology,5th ed.Seidel, A., Ed.John Wiley & Sons:Hoboken, NJ, 2004; Vol.21, pp238–270.
4. Correlation of voltammetric behavior of α-hydroxy and α-methoxy quinones with the change of acidity level in acetonitrile