Benzopyran

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Benzopyran
IUPAC name 2H-Chromene
Other names 2H-1-Benzopyran
Identifiers
CAS number [254-04-6]
Properties
Molecular formula C9H8O
Molar mass 132.159 g/mol
Appearance 405 K @ 0.1342 atm
Density 1.0993 g/cm3
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state
(at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

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Benzopyran is an polycyclic organic compound that results from the fusion of a benzene ring to a heterocyclic pyran ring. According to IUPAC nomenclature it is called chromene. There are two isomers of benzopyran depending on the orientation of the fusion of the two rings, resulting in 1-benzopyran (chromene) and 2-benzopyran (isochromene). Each of these structures has further isomers depending on the position of the carbon that is fully saturated. 1-benzopyran thus gives rise to 2H-1-benzopyran (2H-chromene) and 4H-1-benzopyran (4H-chromene). Analogously, 2-benzopyran gives rise to 1H-2-benzopyran (1H-isochromene) and 3H-2-benzopyran (3H-isochromene).

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