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quinodimethane

quinodimethane noun: a highly reactive diene consisting of a benzene ring with two attached methylene groups.

Noun

quinodimethane (plural quinodimethanes)

  1. A highly reactive diene consisting of a benzene ring with two attached methylene groups.
    • This structure would also be consistent with the observed reactivity since the polyene has a quinodimethane structure.2004, Maya Shankar Singh, Advanced Organic Chemistry: Reactions And Mechanisms, page 454

Forms of quinodimethane

pluralquinodimethanes

Words formed from quinodimethane

  • orthoquinodimethane
  • metaquinodimethane
  • paraquinodimethane

Questions about quinodimethane

What does quinodimethane mean?
Quinodimethane means a highly reactive diene consisting of a benzene ring with two attached methylene groups.
What part of speech is quinodimethane?
Quinodimethane is a noun.
What is the plural of quinodimethane?
The plural of quinodimethane is quinodimethanes.

Words near quinodimethane in the dictionary

  1. quinocarbonium
  2. quinocetone
  3. quinochalcone
  4. quinochalcones
  5. quinocide
  6. quinodimethane
  7. quinodimethanes
  8. quinoestradiol
  9. quinoform
  10. quinogen
  11. quinohaemoprotein

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