A slmple, reagent-free photochemlcai reactlon detector for quinones Including, but not ilmited to, the K vitamins is presented. Quinones are photoreduced to dihydroqulnones vla hydrogen abstraction from the hlgh-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) moblie phase in a postcolumn photoreactor. An advantage over previous reaction-detection methods for quinones Is the slmpiiclty of thls system. No postcolumn reagent addttlon pumps are required. Additionally, the reaction Is accompilshed In a very short reactor which mlnhnlres band broadening and anatysis time. Detectlon Ihnits for many qukrone derlvatlves are In the low -ram range with good selectlvlty. I n this paper, the photochemistry of the detection scheme and its optimization for use in HPLC are discussed. As a sample appllcatlon, the detection of vitamin K, in a plant extract (Capsella bursa pasfw/us) without prefractlonatlon Is Included. A new photoreactor housing for carrying out anaeroblc reactions In low-dlsperslon, PTFE photoreactors is described.