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DIQUAT dibromide, the active agent of the herbicide ‘Reglone’, has been assigned1 the structure 1,1′-ethylene-2,2′-bipyridylium dibromide on chemical grounds, but the precise geometry of the diquat ion has not been established.
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DERRY, J., HAMOR, T. Stereochemistry of the Diquat Ion in the Crystalline Dibromide Salt. Nature 221, 464–465 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/221464a0
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