MOLECULE

2-Methyl-6-phytylhydroquinone

(R,R)-2-methyl-6-phytylhydroquinone, also known as 2-methyl-6-phytyl-1,4-benzene-1,4-diol or 6-phytyltoluquinol, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as diterpenoids. These are terpene compounds formed by four isoprene units (R,R)-2-methyl-6-phytylhydroquinone is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). 2-Methyl-6-phytylhydroquinone is expected to be in Cannabis as all living plants are known to produce and metabolize it.