quinodimethane
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[edit]Noun
[edit]quinodimethane (plural quinodimethanes)
- (chemistry) A highly reactive diene consisting of a benzene ring with two attached methylene groups.
- 2004, Maya Shankar Singh, Advanced Organic Chemistry: Reactions And Mechanisms, page 454:
- This structure would also be consistent with the observed reactivity since the polyene has a quinodimethane structure.