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dibenzofuran
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Dibenzofuran (DBF) is a heterocyclic organic compound with the chemical structure shown at right. It is an aromatic compound that has two benzene rings fused to a central furan ring. All the numbered carbon atoms have a hydrogen atom bonded to each of them. It is a volatile white solid that is soluble in nonpolar organic solvents. It is obtained from coal tar, where it exists as a 1% component.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C12H8O
- Molecular weight
- 168.19 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- dibenzofuran
- SMILES
- C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C3=CC=CC=C3O2
- InChIKey
- TXCDCPKCNAJMEE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 4.1
- Polar surface area
- 13.1 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 168.058
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- topic's main category
- Category:Dibenzofurans
- chemical formula
- C₁₂H₈O
- Commons category
- Dibenzofuran
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C3=CC=CC=C3O2
- melting point
- 81.0
- found in taxon
- Angelica gigas
- boiling point
- 287
- density
- 1.263
- refractive index
- 1.6079
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Encyclopedic overview
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Dibenzofuran (DBF) is a heterocyclic organic compound with the chemical structure shown at right. It is an aromatic compound that has two benzene rings fused to a central furan ring. All the numbered carbon atoms have a hydrogen atom bonded to each of them. It is a volatile white solid that is soluble in nonpolar organic solvents. It is obtained from coal tar, where it exists as a 1% component.
==Reactions== Dibenzofuran is thermally robust with a convenient liquid range. These properties, together with its low toxicity, are exploited by the use of DBF as a heat transfer agent.
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