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Quinones are a class of organic compounds consisting of a six-carbon cyclic dione structure containing two double-bonds, such as p-benzoquinone, o-benzoquinone. Having the properties of open-chain dicarboxylic ketones, quinones can take part in addition reactions and reduction reactions. But they lack the properties of the aromatic compounds. Quinoid structures and their color are closely related, and therefore most of the quinone compounds are colored substances. Quinones also include naphthoquinone , phenanthrenequinone and anthraquinones in a broad way.

Quinones is a class of compounds comprising quinones and compounds easily converted into structures with characteristics of quinones, as well as compounds closely related with the quinones in biosynthesis, often found in nature as pigment in animals, plants, microbes. The main active ingredients of many important  traditional Chinese herbs such as rhubarb, cassia, senna, comfrey, giant knotweed, Polygonum, aloe vera have quinone compounds.

According to their different chemical structures, quinone compounds can be divided into benzene quinone , naphthalene quinones , anthraquinones and quinones. These quinones transfer electrons in redox reactions. And some have anti-bacterial or anti-tumor activity, such as juglone, 5-Hydroxy-2-Methyl-1,4-Naphthoquinon, lapachone. And some are the main active ingredients of Chinese herbal medicines, such as shikonin and isoalkannin class in puccoon which have the hemostatic, anti-inflammatory, anti-viral and anti-tumor activity.

If there is no phenolic hydroxyl group in the molecule, quinones are nearly colorless. With auxochromes such as phenolic hydroxyl groups, quinones will show a certain color such as yellow, orange, reddish brown, purple and so on. The more auxochromes there are, the deeper the color is. The color of anthracene derivatives ranges mostly from yellow to orange-red. Natural quinones are mostly colored crystals. Benzoquinones and naphthoquinones are found mostly in free form; and anthraquinones exist in binding form as glycosides in traditional Chinese medicine, the most of which are difficult to obtain good crystallinity. Most of free anthracenes and quinone derivatives are sublimable. Small-molecule benzoquinones and naphthoquinones are volatile and distillable along with the water vapor. Free anthracenes and quinone derivatives can be dissolved in methanol, ethanol, ethyl acetate, ethyl ether, benzene, chloroform and other organic solvents, slightly soluble or insoluble in water. After combined into glycosides, with the increased polarity, quinones can be easily dissolved in methanol, ethanol, and soluble in hot water, but slightly soluble in cold water, and almost insoluble in benzene, ether, chloroform and other non-polar organic solvents.

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Structure:
Chemical Name:
Anthraquinone
CAS:
84-65-1
MF:
C14H8O2
Structure:
Chemical Name:
Chloranil
CAS:
118-75-2
MF:
C6Cl4O2
Structure:
Chemical Name:
1,4-Benzoquinone
CAS:
106-51-4
MF:
C6H4O2
Structure:
Chemical Name:
2-Bromoanthraquinone
CAS:
572-83-8
MF:
C14H7BrO2
Structure:
Chemical Name:
2,6-Dibromoanthraquinone
CAS:
633-70-5
MF:
C14H6Br2O2
Structure:
Chemical Name:
2-Ethylanthraquinone
CAS:
84-51-5
MF:
C16H12O2
Structure:
Chemical Name:
Quinhydrone
CAS:
106-34-3
MF:
C12H10O4
Structure:
Chemical Name:
1,4-Dihydroxyanthraquinone
CAS:
81-64-1
MF:
C14H8O4
Structure:
Chemical Name:
1,4-Diamino anthraquinone
CAS:
128-95-0
MF:
C14H10N2O2
Structure:
Chemical Name:
2-AMINOANTHRAQUINONE
CAS:
117-79-3
MF:
C14H9NO2
Structure:
Chemical Name:
2-Chloroanthraquinone
CAS:
131-09-9
MF:
C14H7ClO2
Chemical Name:
Fine
Structure:
Chemical Name:
2,5-Di(tert-amyl)hydroquinone
CAS:
79-74-3
MF:
C16H26O2
Structure:
Chemical Name:
1-Hydroxy anthraquinone
CAS:
129-43-1
MF:
C14H8O3
Structure:
Chemical Name:
1-Chloro anthraquinone
CAS:
82-44-0
MF:
C14H7ClO2
Structure:
Chemical Name:
5-IODOISATIN
CAS:
20780-76-1
MF:
C8H4INO2
Structure:
Chemical Name:
1-Aminoanthraquinone
CAS:
82-45-1
MF:
C14H9NO2
Structure:
Chemical Name:
1,5-DIAMINOANTHRAQUINONE
CAS:
129-44-2
MF:
C14H10N2O2
Structure:
Chemical Name:
1,4-DICHLOROANTHRAQUINONE
CAS:
602-25-5
MF:
C14H6Cl2O2
Structure:
Chemical Name:
TETRAHYDROXY-P-BENZOQUINONE DIHYDRATE
CAS:
5676-48-2
MF:
C6H8O8
Structure:
Chemical Name:
3,6-Dibromo-phenanthrenequinone
CAS:
53348-05-3
MF:
C14H6Br2O2
Structure:
Chemical Name:
METHOXYBENZOQUINONE
CAS:
2880-58-2
MF:
C7H6O3
Structure:
Chemical Name:
LAPACHOL
CAS:
84-79-7
MF:
C15H14O3
Structure:
Chemical Name:
1,4-ANTHRAQUINONE
CAS:
635-12-1
MF:
C14H8O2
Structure:
Chemical Name:
1-NITROANTHRAQUINONE
CAS:
82-34-8
MF:
C14H7NO4
Structure:
Chemical Name:
2-(1,1-Dimethylpropyl)anthraquinone
CAS:
32588-54-8
MF:
C19H18O2
Structure:
Chemical Name:
2-Amylanthraquinone
CAS:
13936-21-5
MF:
C19H18O2
Structure:
Chemical Name:
1-HYDROXY-4-NITROANTHRAQUINONE
CAS:
81-65-2
MF:
C14H7NO5
Structure:
Chemical Name:
ACEQUINOCYL
CAS:
57960-19-7
MF:
C24H32O4
Structure:
Chemical Name:
deoxylapachol
CAS:
3568-90-9
MF:
C15H14O2
Structure:
Chemical Name:
Obtusifolin
CAS:
477-85-0
MF:
C16H12O5
Structure:
Chemical Name:
Tetrahydroxyquinone
CAS:
319-89-1
MF:
C6H4O6
Structure:
Chemical Name:
1 5-DINITROANTHRAQUINONE 97
CAS:
82-35-9
MF:
C14H6N2O6
Structure:
Chemical Name:
1-BROMOANTHRAQUINONE
CAS:
632-83-7
MF:
C14H7BrO2
Structure:
Chemical Name:
2,7-Diiodophenanthrenequinone
CAS:
16218-32-9
MF:
C14H6I2O2
Structure:
Chemical Name:
2-(BROMOMETHYL)ANTHRAQUINONE
CAS:
7598-10-9
MF:
C15H9BrO2
Structure:
Chemical Name:
1,8-DINITROANTHRAQUINONE
CAS:
129-39-5
MF:
C14H6N2O6
Structure:
Chemical Name:
Pyrroloquinoline quinone
CAS:
72909-34-3
MF:
C14H6N2O8
Structure:
Chemical Name:
1,4-DIFLUOROANTHRAQUINONE
CAS:
28736-42-7
MF:
C14H6F2O2
Structure:
Chemical Name:
(1R)-(-)-CAMPHORQUINONE
CAS:
10334-26-6
MF:
C10H14O2
Structure:
Chemical Name:
2,5-DI-TERT-AMYLBENZOQUINONE
CAS:
4584-63-8
MF:
C16H24O2
Structure:
Chemical Name:
2,3-DIMETHYLANTHRAQUINONE
CAS:
6531-35-7
MF:
C16H12O2
Structure:
Chemical Name:
2,7-Dibromo-9,10-phenanthrenedione
CAS:
84405-44-7
MF:
C14H6Br2O2
Structure:
Chemical Name:
N-CHLORO-P-BENZOQUINONEIMINE
CAS:
637-61-6
MF:
C6H4ClNO
Structure:
Chemical Name:
DUROHYDROQUINONE
CAS:
527-18-4
MF:
C10H14O2
Structure:
Chemical Name:
D-ALPHA-TOCOPHERYLQUINONE
CAS:
7559-04-8
MF:
C29H50O3
Structure:
Chemical Name:
2-HYDROXYANTHRAQUINONE
CAS:
605-32-3
MF:
C14H8O3
Structure:
Chemical Name:
2,3-Dichloroanthraquinone
CAS:
84-45-7
MF:
C14H6Cl2O2
Structure:
Chemical Name:
Buparvaquone
CAS:
88426-33-9
MF:
C21H26O3
Structure:
Chemical Name:
2,5-DIBROMO-1,4-BENZOQUINONE
CAS:
1633-14-3
MF:
C6H2Br2O2