benzoquinone

British

/ ˌbɛnzəʊkwɪˈnəʊn, -ˈkwɪnəʊn /

noun

Also called: quinone. Systematic name: cyclohexadiene-1,4-quinone. a yellow crystalline water-soluble unsaturated ketone manufactured from aniline and used in the production of dyestuffs. Formula: C 6 H 4 O 2

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When threatened, they mix chemicals in their hindquarters, hydrogen peroxide and hydroquinones, to produce an explosion of searing benzoquinone irritant.

From The Guardian

Thus there is quinone itself, or benzoquinone, which is benzene with two atoms of oxygen replacing two atoms of hydrogen.

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