Fluorenone

Fluorenone


IUPAC name Fluoren-9-one
Other names 9-Fluorenone, 9H-Fluoren-9-one, 9-Oxofluorene, Diphenylene ketone
Identifiers
CAS number	486-25-9^Y
PubChem	10241
ChemSpider	9824^Y
KEGG	C06712^Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:17922^Y
ChEMBL	CHEMBL571655^Y
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES c1ccc2c(c1)-c3ccccc3C2=O
InChI InChI=1S/C13H8O/c14-13-11-7-3-1-5-9(11)10-6-2-4-8-12(10)13/h1-8H^Y Key: YLQWCDOCJODRMT-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y InChI=1/C13H8O/c14-13-11-7-3-1-5-9(11)10-6-2-4-8-12(10)13/h1-8H Key: YLQWCDOCJODRMT-UHFFFAOYAR
Properties
Molecular formula	C₁₃H₈O
Molar mass	180.192 g/mol
Appearance	yellow solid flakes, chips, or crystalline powder
Density	1.13 g/cm³
Melting point	83.5 °C
Boiling point	342 °C
Solubility in water	insoluble in water
Refractive index (n_D)	1.6309
Hazards
MSDS	External MSDS
Main hazards	Irritant
NFPA 704	1 1 0
Flash point	163 °C
Autoignition temperature	608 °C
Related compounds
Related compounds	Fluorene 1,8-Diazafluoren-9-one
Y (verify) (what is: Y/N?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
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Not to be confused with fluorene or fluorone, two different chemicals, or fluorine, a chemical element.

Fluorenone is an aromatic organic compound with the chemical formula C₁₃H₈O. It is used to make antimalaria drugs.

It can be produced from fluorene via oxidation (by common oxidizers or even atmospheric oxygen).

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