quinoln.
/ˈkwɪnɒl/, U.S. /ˈkwɪˌnɔl/, /ˈkwɪˌnɑl/ Chemistry.
= hydroquinone n.
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iodoxybenzene1865
retene1866
trimethylbenzene1868
quinol1871
paradichlorobenzene1876
coumarone1883
thiophene1883
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thiotoluene1885
thioxylene1885
phthalaldehyde1886
trimesic acid1889
iodosobenzene1892
benzodiazepine1934
1871 L. Colange Zell's Pop. Encycl. I. 508/3 The termination ol or ole is generally applied to neutral compounds of carbon and hydrogen, [which are] possessed of neither basic or acid properties, and are mostly liquid, such as benzol, pyrol, quinol.
1886 H. E. Roscoe & C. Schorlemmer Treat. Chem. III. iii. §995 Quinol is..found in the distillation products of the salts of succinic acid.
1955 J. C. Giblin Qualitative & Volumetric Anal. (ed. 2) iii. 81 The..reaction for phosphates is improved by the addition of certain organic reducing agents such as quinol.
1964 N. G. Clark Mod. Org. Chem. xxi. 439 The three dihydroxybenzenes are called catechol, resorcinol and hydroquinone (quinol).
1992 Jrnl. Org. Chem. 57 363/2 The addition of quinol catalyzed the appearance of the acetonitrile.
Derivatives
quiˈnolic adj. derived from or related to quinol.
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1881 H. Watts Dict. Chem. 3rd Suppl. 1742 Quinolic Ether. This compound is formed by the action of chromyl chloride on phenol, and decomposition of the product with an aqueous alkali.
2000 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 97 3177/2 The enzyme has been shown to catalyze the reductive activation of quinolic chemotherapeutic compounds.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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