Preferred Label : quinones;
IUPAC definition : 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).;
Origin ID : Q05015;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- quinone [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- See also
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).
