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fluorone
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Fluorone is a heterocyclic chemical compound. It forms the core structure for various chemicals, most notably fluorone dyes, including fluorescein, erythrosine and rhodamine. It is an isomer of xanthone, sometimes referred to as an isoxanthone.

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196.052429
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Fluorone dyes
chemical formula
C₁₃H₈O₂
canonical SMILES
C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C=C3C=CC(=O)C=C3O2
isomeric SMILES
O=C/1/C=C\C\2=C\C3=C(O/C2=C1)C=CC=C3
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Fluorone is a heterocyclic chemical compound. It forms the core structure for various chemicals, most notably fluorone dyes, including fluorescein, erythrosine and rhodamine. It is an isomer of xanthone, sometimes referred to as an isoxanthone.

thumb|left|Chemical structure of erythrosine

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