In
organic chemistry
Organic chemistry is a subdiscipline within chemistry involving the scientific study of the structure, properties, and reactions of organic compounds and organic materials, i.e., matter in its various forms that contain carbon atoms.Clayden, J.; ...
, quinoids are a class of chemical compounds that are derived from
quinone
The quinones are a class of organic compounds that are formally "derived from aromatic compounds uch as benzene or naphthalene
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by conversion of an even number of –CH= groups into –C(=O)– groups with any necessary rearrangement of double ...
. Unlike
benzenoid
In organic chemistry, benzenoids are a class of organic compounds with at least one benzene ring. These compounds have increased stability due resonance in the benzene rings. Most aromatic hydrocarbons are benzenoid. Notable counterexamples are cy ...
structures, the quinoid part is not aromatic.
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Benzenoid
In organic chemistry, benzenoids are a class of organic compounds with at least one benzene ring. These compounds have increased stability due resonance in the benzene rings. Most aromatic hydrocarbons are benzenoid. Notable counterexamples are cy ...
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Aromatic compound
Aromatic compounds, also known as "mono- and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons", are organic compounds containing one or more aromatic rings. The parent member of aromatic compounds is benzene. The word "aromatic" originates from the past grouping ...
Cyclic compounds
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