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Chapter 1: Q1-1-42Ed (page 27)

Convert the following structures into skeletal drawings

(d)

Benzoquinone

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Benzoquinone

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Benzoquinone

It can also be called para quinone as the two oxygen groups are present at a para position to each other. It is an organic compound with a molecular formula C6H4O2.

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d) Skeletal structure of benzoquinone

The skeletal structure of benzoquinone shows the hetero atom oxygen bonded to the ring system through a double bond which is shown as follows:

Benzoquinone

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