Fluorenone

Fluorenone
Names
	IUPAC name Fluoren-9-one
	Other names 9-Fluorenone; 9H-Fluoren-9-one; 9-Oxofluorene; Diphenylene ketone
Identifiers
CAS Number	486-25-9 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:17922 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL571655 ;
ChemSpider	9824 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.006.937
KEGG	C06712 ;
PubChem CID	10241;
	InChI InChI=1S/C13H8O/c14-13-11-7-3-1-5-9(11)10-6-2-4-8-12(10)13/h1-8H Key: YLQWCDOCJODRMT-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; 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;
	SMILES c1ccc2c(c1)-c3ccccc3C2=O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C13H8O
Molar mass	180.21 g·mol−1
Appearance	Yellow solid flakes,; chips, or crystalline powder
Density	1.13 g/cm3
Melting point	83.5 °C (182.3 °F; 356.6 K)
Boiling point	342 °C (648 °F; 615 K)
Solubility in water	Insoluble
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)	-99.4·10−6 cm3/mol
Refractive index (nD)	1.6309
Hazards
Main hazards	Irritant
Safety data sheet	External MSDS
NFPA 704	1 1 0
Flash point	163 °C (325 °F; 436 K)
Autoignition; temperature	608 °C (1,126 °F; 881 K)
Related compounds
Related compounds	Fluorene; 1,8-Diazafluoren-9-one
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Fluorenone is an aromatic organic compound with the chemical formula C₁₃H₈O. It is used to make antimalaria drugs. It can be synthesised from fluorenol with the addition of glacial acetic acid and sodium hypochlorite solution, undergoing an oxidation reaction. It is bright fluorescent yellow in colour and is a solid at room temperature.

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