Duroquinone
Duroquinone is an organic compound . It is related to 1,4-benzoquinone by replacement of four H centres with methyl groups. The C10O2 core of this molecule is planar with two pairs of C=O and C=C bonds.
The compound is produced via nitration of durene followed reduction to the diamine and then oxidation.
A derived organoiron compound Fe3 is obtained by the carbonylation of 2-butyne in the presence of iron pentacarbonyl.
The molecule has been mentioned in the popular press as a component of a "nano brain".
