in reply to quotation mark as key

First off, if you are using a hash reference, you need braces, not parentheses:

my $hash = { foo => 'bar', };

There are several approaches you can use.

Use single quotes for a double quote:

my $hash = { '"' => 1, };

Quote the double quote:

my $hash = { "\"" => 1, };

Use chr:

my $hash = { chr(34) => 1, };

Use alternative quotes:/p>

my $hash = { q(") => 1, };