2,6-dichlorobenzoquinone (CHEBI:147298)

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ChEBI Name	2,6-dichlorobenzoquinone

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:147298

Definition	A member of the class of 1,4-benzoquinones that is p-benzoquinone in which the hydrogens at positions 2 and 6 have been replaced by chlorines. A highly toxic and carcinogenic disinfection by-product found in drinking water.

Stars	This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.

Submitter	Kristian Axelsen

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Formula

C6H2Cl2O2

Net Charge

Average Mass

176.980

Monoisotopic Mass

175.94318

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H2Cl2O2/c7-4-1-3(9)2-5(8)6(4)10/h1-2H

InChIKey

JCARTGJGWCGSSU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C1(C=C(C(C(=C1)Cl)=O)Cl)=O

Roles Classification
Biological Role(s):	carcinogenic agent A role played by a chemical compound which is known to induce a process of carcinogenesis by corrupting normal cellular pathways, leading to the acquistion of tumoral capabilities. poison Any substance that causes disturbance to organisms by chemical reaction or other activity on the molecular scale, when a sufficient quantity is absorbed by the organism.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	2,6-dichlorobenzoquinone (CHEBI:147298) has role carcinogenic agent (CHEBI:50903) 2,6-dichlorobenzoquinone (CHEBI:147298) has role poison (CHEBI:64909) 2,6-dichlorobenzoquinone (CHEBI:147298) is a 1,4-benzoquinones (CHEBI:132124) 2,6-dichlorobenzoquinone (CHEBI:147298) is a organochlorine compound (CHEBI:36683)

IUPAC Name

2,6-dichlorocyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione

Synonyms	Sources
2,6-DCBQ	ChEBI
2,6-dichloquinone	ChemIDplus
2,6-dichloro-1,4-benzoquinone	ChemIDplus
2,6-dichloro-2,5-cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione	ChemIDplus
2,6-dichloro-p-benzoquinone	ChemIDplus
2,6-dichlorobenzoquinone	UniProt
2,6-dichloroquinone	ChemIDplus
DCBQ	ChEBI
NSC 6211	NIST Chemistry WebBook

Last Modified

24 March 2020