A bicyclic organic compound containing nitrogen, related to quinoline chemistry.
From cinnamon (possibly) + -olin (a chemistry suffix for nitrogen-containing ring compounds). Named in the 19th century when chemists were discovering and cataloging aromatic nitrogen compounds.
Cinnolin is a molecular ring with a twist—it's a double-ring structure containing nitrogen that shows up in some pharmaceuticals and could be important for future drug development.
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