xanthone

Also known as 9-oxo-xanthene, Diphenyline ketone oxide, dibenzo-gamma-pyrone, xanthenone, diphenylene ketone oxide, benzophenone oxide, 9-xanthone, 9-xanthenone

Xanthone is an organic compound with the molecular formula C13H8O2. It is a white solid.

Chemical data

Formula: C13H8O2
Molecular weight: 196.2 g/mol
IUPAC name: xanthen-9-one
SMILES: C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=O)C3=CC=CC=C3O2
InChIKey: JNELGWHKGNBSMD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP: 3.4
Polar surface area: 26.3 Å²
H-bond donors: 0
H-bond acceptors: 2
Formal charge: 0

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Wikidata facts

Mass: 196.052

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chemical formula: C₁₃H₈O₂
melting point: 176.0
Commons category: Xanthone
canonical SMILES: C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=O)C3=CC=CC=C3O2

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Xanthone derivatives
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Xanthone is an organic compound with the molecular formula C13H8O2. It is a white solid.

In 1939, xanthone was introduced as an insecticide and it currently finds uses as ovicide for codling moth eggs and as a larvicide. Xanthone is also used in the preparation of xanthydrol, which is used in the determination of urea levels in the blood. It can also be used as a photocatalyst.