• In chemistry, a zwitterion (/ˈtsvɪtəˌraɪən/ TSVIT-ə-rye-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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    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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  • is the German word for "hybrid" or "hermaphrodite". It may refer to: A zwitterion, in chemistry An intersex person, in Karl Heinrich Ulrichs' Uranian typology...
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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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    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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  • corresponding carbonyl oxide (also called the Criegee intermediate or Criegee zwitterion) and aldehyde or ketone (3) in a retro-1,3-dipolar cycloaddition. The...
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