Benzosemiquinone
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Any semiquinone derived from benzoquinone
"Though the relative orientations of methylimidazole and benzosemiquinone had little impact on the N δ nqi tensor, Fritscher found the hydrogen bond length to have a dramatic effect on η (Figure S9, Supporting Information ). 32 Shortening the N···O distance from 3.25 to 2.75 Å resulted in an increase in η from 0.17 to 0.61."
Example
More examples"Though the relative orientations of methylimidazole and benzosemiquinone had little impact on the N δ nqi tensor, Fritscher found the hydrogen bond length to have a dramatic effect on η (Figure S9, Supporting Information ). 32 Shortening the N···O distance from 3.25 to 2.75 Å resulted in an increase in η from 0.17 to 0.61."
Etymology
From benzo- + semiquinone.
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