Benzoquinone

Related molecular formulas
	C₆H₆O₂
C₅H₂O₂	C₆H₄O₂	C₇H₆O₂
	C₆H₂O₂
C₆H₄O		C₆H₄O₃

Benzoquinone (C₆H₄O₂) is a quinone with a single benzene ring. There are 2 (out of 3 hypothetical) benzoquinones:

1,4-Benzoquinone, the more common isomer, right image (also para-benzoquinone, p-benzoquinone, para-quinone, or just quinone)
1,2-Benzoquinone, the less-common isomer, left image (also ortho-benzoquinone, o-benzoquinone, ortho-quinone)

1,3-benzoquinone itself does not exist^[1] though derivatives are known and have various potential applications.^[2]

References

↑ Roberts, J. D.; Caserio, M. C. (1977). Basic principles of organic chemistry (2nd ed.). p. 1306. ISBN 0-8053-8329-8.
↑ Zhang, Chenyang; Zhang, Yong; Fan, Kun; Zou, Qian; Chen, Yuan; Wu, Yanchao; Bao, Songsong; Zheng, Limin; Ma, Jing; Wang, Chengliang (2022). "Diradicals or Zwitterions: The Chemical States of m-Benzoquinone and Structural Variation after Storage of Li Ions". CCS Chemistry. 4 (8): 2768–2781. doi:10.31635/ccschem.021.202101333.

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[1] Roberts, J. D.; Caserio, M. C. (1977). Basic principles of organic chemistry (2nd ed.). p. 1306. ISBN 0-8053-8329-8.

[2] Zhang, Chenyang; Zhang, Yong; Fan, Kun; Zou, Qian; Chen, Yuan; Wu, Yanchao; Bao, Songsong; Zheng, Limin; Ma, Jing; Wang, Chengliang (2022). "Diradicals or Zwitterions: The Chemical States of m-Benzoquinone and Structural Variation after Storage of Li Ions". CCS Chemistry. 4 (8): 2768–2781. doi:10.31635/ccschem.021.202101333.

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Benzoquinone

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