Chloranilic acid is an organic compound with the chemical formula C6Cl2O2(OH)2.

The compound is obtained by hydrolysis of chloranil: It is centrosymmetric, planar molecule.

[2] Chloranilic acid is a noteworthy hydroxyquinone that is somewhat acidic owing to the presence of the two chloride substituents.

The conjugate base, C6H2Cl2O42- readily forms coordination complexes often linking pairs of many metal ions.

[3] This article about a ketone is a stub.