User:DoccyD/Trihydroxynaphthoquinone

A trihydroxynaphthoquinone (formula: C
₁₀H
₆O
₅) is any of several organic compounds that can be viewed as derivatives of naphthoquinone through replacement of three hydrogen atoms (H) by hydroxyl groups (OH). The unqualified term "trihydroxynaphthoquinone" usually means a derivative of 1,4-naphthoquinone.

Isomers

From 1,4-naphthoquinone

Due to the symmetry of the parent quinone, there are ten distinct isomers of trihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone:

• 2,3,5-Trihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone.
• 2,3,6-Trihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone.
• 2,5,6-Trihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone.
• 2,5,7-Trihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone.
• 2,5,8-Trihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone.
• 2,6,7-Trihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone.
• 2,6,8-Trihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone.
• 2,7,8-Trihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone.
• 5,6,7-Trihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone.
• 5,6,8-Trihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone.

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