As nouns the difference between quinone and chloranil
is that quinone is (organic compound) any of a class of aromatic compounds having two carbonyl functional groups in the same six-membered ring while chloranil is a quinone with the molecular formula c6cl4o2, used as a fungicide.
quinone
Noun
(
en noun)
(organic compound) Any of a class of aromatic compounds having two carbonyl functional groups in the same six-membered ring.
Derived terms
* benzoquinone
* dioxyquinone
* hydroquinone
* ventiloquinone, isoventiloquinone