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benzanthrone
Sign in to saveBenzanthrone (BZA) is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon. It is a yellow solid. Its derivatives are used as a dyestuff intermediate for anthraquinone-based dyes. Dehydrogenative coupling gives violanthrone. It is prepared by reduction of anthroquinone to anthrone followed by alkylation with a mixture of glycerol and sulfuric acid.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C17H10O
- Molecular weight
- 230.26 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- benzo[a]phenalen-7-one
- SMILES
- C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C3=CC=CC4=C3C(=CC=C4)C2=O
- InChIKey
- HUKPVYBUJRAUAG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 4.3
- Polar surface area
- 17.1 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 230.073
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- chemical formula
- C₁₇H₁₀O
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C3=CC=CC4=C3C(=CC=C4)C2=O
- melting point
- 173.0
- Commons category
- Benzanthrone
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Encyclopedic overview
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Benzanthrone (BZA) is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon. It is a yellow solid. Its derivatives are used as a dyestuff intermediate for anthraquinone-based dyes. Dehydrogenative coupling gives violanthrone. It is prepared by reduction of anthroquinone to anthrone followed by alkylation with a mixture of glycerol and sulfuric acid.
It is a basic substance with fluorescent and luminescent properties. It can be used for photosensitization, and as a charge transport material. It is also used in pyrotechnics industry, mainly as a component of some older formulations of green and yellow colored smokes, often together with Vat Yellow 4; its US military specification is MIL-D-50074D.
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