A diazaquinone is a chemical compound that has an heterocyclic aromatic core including two consecutive doubly-bonded nitrogen atoms −N=N−, with the two =CH− carbon units adjacent to the nitrogens replaced by carbonyl (ketone) groups −(C=O)−. These carbon and nitrogen atoms then comprise a diacyl diimide unit, −(C=O)−N=N−(C=O)−.
Two canonical examples are 3,6-pyridazinedione (a quinone of pyridine), emerald-green; and 1,4-phthalazinedione (a quinone of phthalazine) a green crystalline solid (both soluble in acetone and stable at -77 °C).
The name was proposed by Thomas J. Kealy in 1962.
References
- ^ Thomas J. Kealy (1962): "The Chemistry of Diazaquinones: 3,6-Pyridazinedione and 1,4-Phthalazinedione". Journal of the American Chemical Society, volume 84, issue 6, pages 966–973. doi:10.1021/ja00865a018
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