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Benzoquinones

Known as: Benzodiones, Benzoquinones [Chemical/Ingredient] 
Benzene rings which contain two ketone moieties in any position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups.
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1,4-Benzoquinones17-(dimethylaminoethylamino)-17-demethoxygeldanamycin17-amino-17-demethoxygeldanomycin2,6-dichlorobenzoquinone
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2009
2009
Synthesis of some 2,5- diamino-3,6- dibromo -1,4- benzoquinones
A group of 19 compounds of the type 2,5-diamino-3,6-dibromo-1,4-benzoquinones were prepared and spectroscopically elucidated… 
2008
2008
Nontraditional approaches to the synthesis of some biologically active substituted p-benzoquinones
The condensation of mono o- or p-substituted anilines (1) with tetrachloro-1,4-benzoquinone (2) has been achieved by using K2CO3… 
2005
2005
1,4-Dipolar cycloaddition in organic synthesis: a facile route to isoquinoline fused heterocycles
The three component condensation reactions involving isoquinoline, dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate and carbonyl dipolarophiles… 
1996
1996
Synthetic strategies of multifunctional porphyrins as receptors
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1987
1987
Toward a rationalization of the sensitizing potency of substituted p-benzoquinones: reaction of nucleophiles with p-benzoquinones.
MNDO calculations have been carried out for the contact sensitizers 2,6-dimethoxy-1,4-benzoquinone (6) and 2-methoxy-6-methyl-1,4… 
1986
1986
Titrimetric determination of catecholamines and related compounds via bromine oxidation and substitution.
A titrimetric method for the determination of 0.1–10 mg of catecholamines and related compounds as pure substances and in their… 
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1983
Highly Cited
1983
Ascorbate-quinone interactions: electrochemical, free radical, and cytotoxic properties.
Standard midpoint potentials have been determined for p-benzoquinone, methoxy-p-benzoquinone and 2,3-, 2,5-, and 2,6-dimethoxy-p… 
1982
1982
The organization of the quinone pool.
Biological aspects of quinones The widespread occurrence of p-benzoquinones in biological electron transfer chains had made them… 
1979
1979
Quantitative structure-activity relationships in 2,5-bis(1-aziridinyl)-p-benzoquinone derivatives against leukemia L-1210.
Antileukemic activities of more than 30 2,5-bis(1-aziridinyl)-p-benzoquinones (4) were correlated against well-defined… 
1965
1965
Defense mechanisms of arthropods. XVI. Para-benzoquinones in the secretion of spirostreptoid millipedes.
In previous papers of this series, we reported the identification of active principles in the defensive secretions of several…