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Dienone

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A dienone is a class of organic compounds that are formally "derived from diene compounds by conversion of a –CH2– groups into –C(=O)– group .", resulting in "a conjugated structure". The class includes some heterocyclic compounds.

Properties

Rearrangement reaction of 6-membered cyclic dienones generate phenols[1] through the dienone phenol rearrangement:[2]

The dienone phenol rearrangement

See also

References

  1. ^ Related to quinones, see for example the Zincke-Suhl reaction
  2. ^ Advanced organic Chemistry, Reactions, mechanisms and structure 3ed. page Jerry March ISBN 0-471-85472-7
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