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 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Article
5 sectionsContents
- Synthesis
- Derivatives
- Xanthone derivatives
- See also
- References
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.