Satisfactory preparations, from hydroquinone and its monomethyl ether respectively, were devised for the above compounds which were thought to be new. The methyl ether of 4-hydroxycyclohexene was an oil, [Formula: see text] boiling at 136 °C.; the uncrystallized benzoate had nD, 1.5360 and b.p. 149 °C. at 12 mm. pressure.