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Not to be confused with fluorone, fluorene, or fluorine.
Fluorenone
Skeletal formula of fluorenone
Ball-and-stick model of the fluorenone molecule
Names
IUPAC name
Fluoren-9-one
Other names
9-Fluorenone; 9H-Fluoren-9-one; 9-Oxofluorene; Diphenylene ketone
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.006.937 Edit this at Wikidata
KEGG
  • InChI=1S/C13H8O/c14-13-11-7-3-1-5-9(11)10-6-2-4-8-12(10)13/h1-8H checkY
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  • InChI=1/C13H8O/c14-13-11-7-3-1-5-9(11)10-6-2-4-8-12(10)13/h1-8H
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  • c1ccc2c(c1)-c3ccccc3C2=O
Properties
C13H8O
Molar mass 180.206 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)
Insoluble
1.6309
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
 Irritant
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamondHealth 1: Exposure would cause irritation but only minor residual injury. E.g. turpentineFlammability 1: Must be pre-heated before ignition can occur. Flash point over 93 °C (200 °F). E.g. canola oilInstability 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g. liquid nitrogenSpecial hazards (white): no code
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Flash point 163 °C (325 °F; 436 K)
608 °C (1,126 °F; 881 K)
Safety data sheet (SDS) External MSDS
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 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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