quinone Englisch Deutsch:
quinone Definition:
- A quinone is a class of organic compounds that are formally "derived from aromatic compounds by conversion of an even number of ?CH= groups into ?C? groups with any necessary rearrangement of double bonds", resulting in "a fully conjugated cyclic dione structure". The class includes some heterocyclic compounds.
Quinone (n.) A crystalline substance, C6H4O2 (called also benzoketone), first obtained by the oxidation of quinic acid and regarded as a double ketone |
quinone / benzoquinone any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins, used in making dyes |