Dienone

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]

See also

• Quinone
• Dione
• Penguinone
• Cyclopentadienone
• Tropone
• Enone

References

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