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Quinone vs Quinonimine - What's the difference?

quinone | quinonimine |

As nouns the difference between quinone and quinonimine

is that quinone is any of a class of aromatic compounds having two carbonyl functional groups in the same six-membered ring while quinonimine is any of a class of imines formally derived from a quinone by replacing one or both oxygens with =NR.

quinone

English

(wikipedia 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

    quinonimine

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any of a class of imines formally derived from a quinone by replacing one or both oxygens with =NR.

    • Usage notes

    * Named mono- or di- quinoimines

    Synonyms

    * quinone imine