Trimethylhydroquinone(TMHQ) was synthesized from 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene(TMB)in petroleum ether by direct oxidation using H_2O_2 as oxidant and ferrite-halogen complexes as catalyst.

• 以偏三甲苯(TMB)为原料,复合铁卤化络合物为催化体系,过氧化氢为氧化剂,石油醚为有机溶剂,直接氧化合成2,3,5-三甲基氢醌(TMHQ)。