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DDQ redirects here. DDQ is also the former callsign of a TV station in Toowoomba Australia.23-Dichloro-56-dicyano-14-benzoquinone (or DDQ) is the chemical reagent with formula C6Cl2(CN)2O2. This oxidant is useful for the dehydrogenation of alcohols phenols and steroid ketones in organic chemistry. DDQ decomposes in water but is stable in aqueous mineral acid.

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