• In chemistry, a zwitterion (/ˈtsvɪtəˌraɪən/ TSVIT-ə-ry-ən; from German Zwitter [ˈtsvɪtɐ] 'hermaphrodite'), also called an inner salt or dipolar ion, is...
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  • A quinonoid zwitterion is a mesoionic zwitterion based on quinone-related chemical compounds. The benzene derivate 1,3-dihydroxy-4,6-diaminobenzene is...
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    compound with the formula H3NC6H4SO3. It is an off-white solid. It is a zwitterion, which explains its high melting point. It is a common building block...
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    acid CH3COOH. Zwitterions contain an anionic and a cationic centre in the same molecule, but are not considered salts. Examples of zwitterions are amino acids...
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    A Criegee intermediate (also called a Criegee zwitterion or Criegee biradical) is a carbonyl oxide with two charge centers. These chemicals may react with...
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  • carboxylic acid is mostly deprotonated, so that the predominant species is the zwitterion H3N+−RCH−COO−. The pH at which the average charge is zero is known as...
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    acidic water solutions, the molecule assumes an electrically neutral zwitterion structure −OOC−CH(NH+ 3)−(CH 2)2−COOH. It is encoded by the codons GAA...
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  • structure. Contributing structures containing charged atoms are denoted as zwitterions. Some dipolar compounds can have an uncharged canonical form. 1,2-dipolar...
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    923-27-3 D Y 3D model (JSmol) Interactive image Zwitterion: Interactive image Protonated zwitterion: Interactive image ChEBI CHEBI:25094 Y ChEMBL ChEMBL28328 Y...
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    Amino acid (category Zwitterions)
    In aqueous solution at pH close to neutrality, amino acids exist as zwitterions, i.e. as dipolar ions with both NH+3 and CO−2 in charged states, so the...
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