Talk:Dihydroxybenzenes

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I suspect catechol and resorcinol can also lose two hydroxyls from each molecule to form diphenolate ions like hydroquinone, but I have not found references stating this, so I have modified a previous statement on formation of diphenolate ions to mention only hydroquinone.
H Padleckas 17:41, 20 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]