Chloranilic acid is an organic compound with the

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. It is a red-orange solid. The compound is obtained by hydrolysis of

chloranil Chloranil is a quinone with the molecular formula C6Cl4O2. Also known as tetrachloro-1,4-benzoquinone, it is a yellow solid. Like the parent benzoquinone, chloranil is a planar molecule J.-M. Lü, S. V. Rosokha, I. S. Neretin and J. K. Kochi, "Qui ...

: : It is centrosymmetric, planar molecule. It also crystallizes as a dihydrate. Chloranilic acid is a noteworthy hydroxyquinone that is somewhat acidic owing to the presence of the two chloride substituents. The conjugate base, C₆H₂Cl₂O₄^2- readily forms

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often linking pairs of many metal ions.

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{{ketone-stub Chloroarenes 1,4-Benzoquinones Hydroxybenzoquinones Hydroquinones

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