quinones

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Compounds having a fully conjugated cyclic dione structure, such as that of benzoquinones, derived from aromatic compounds by conversion of an even number of number of –CH= groups into –C(=O)– groups with any necessary rearrangement of double bonds (polycyclic and heterocyclic analogues are included).
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. (Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1362 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'quinones' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.Q05015 RIS BibTex EndNote
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