Thioxanthone

Thioxanthone
Names
	IUPAC name 9H-Thioxanthen-9-one
	Other names Thioxanthenone; 9-Oxothioxanthene; Thioxanthen-9-one
Identifiers
CAS Number	492-22-8;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	9873;
ECHA InfoCard	100.007.046
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID8060082 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C13H8OS/c14-13-9-5-1-3-7-11(9)15-12-8-4-2-6-10(12)13/h1-8H COPY Key: YRHRIQCWCFGUEQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES c1ccc2c(c1)c(=O)c3ccccc3s2;
Properties
Chemical formula	C13H8OS
Molar mass	212.27 g·mol−1
Appearance	Pale yellow solid
Melting point	211 °C (412 °F; 484 K)
Boiling point	273 °C (523 °F; 546 K) (940 hPa)
Solubility in water	Nearly insoluble
Solubility in sulfuric acid	Soluble
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Thioxanthone is a heterocyclic compound that is a sulfur analog of xanthone.

Thioxanthone can be prepared by the reaction of diphenyl sulfide with phosgene in the presence of catalytic aluminium chloride.^[2] This synthesis can be seen as a special case of the Friedel-Crafts acylation. The reduction product is thioxanthene.

Thioxanthone dissolves in concentrated sulfuric acid to give a yellow colored liquid with intense green fluorescence. A mixture of the thioxanthone derivatives of 2- and 4-isopropylthioxanthone (ITX) is used in the printing industry. Pharmaceutical drugs that are derivatives of thioxanthone include hycanthone and lucanthone.

References

^ Thioxanthone at Sigma-Aldrich
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Merck Index, 14th Edition, 1610

External links

Media related to thioxanthones at Wikimedia Commons

[Aldrich-1] Thioxanthone at Sigma-Aldrich

[Merck-2] Merck Index, 14th Edition, 1610

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