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