Fluorene

Not to be confused with Fluorane, Fluorine, Fluorone, or Fluorenone.
Fluorene[1]
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
9H-Fluorene[2]
Systematic IUPAC name
Tricyclo[7.4.0.02,7]trideca-2,4,6,9,11,13-hexaene
Identifiers
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ChEMBL
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EC Number
  • 201-695-5
KEGG
RTECS number
  • LL5670000
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C13H10/c1-3-7-12-10(5-1)9-11-6-2-4-8-13(11)12/h1-8H,9H2 checkY
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  • c1ccc2c3ccccc3Cc2c1
Properties
C13H10
Molar mass 166.223 g·mol−1
Density 1.202 g/mL
Melting point 116 to 117 °C (241 to 243 °F; 389 to 390 K)
Boiling point 295 °C (563 °F; 568 K)
1.992 mg/L
Solubility organic solvents
log P 4.18
Acidity (pKa) 22.6
-110.5·10−6 cm3/mol
Hazards
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamondHealth 1: Exposure would cause irritation but only minor residual injury. E.g. turpentineFlammability 1: Must be pre-heated before ignition can occur. Flash point over 93 °C (200 °F). E.g. canola oilInstability 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g. liquid nitrogenSpecial hazards (white): no code
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Flash point 152 °C (306 °F; 425 K)
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
16000 mg/kg (oral, rat)
Safety data sheet (SDS) Sigma-Aldrich
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Fluorene /ˈflʊəriːn/, or 9H-fluorene is an organic compound with the formula (C6H4)2CH2. It forms white crystals that exhibit a characteristic, aromatic odor similar to that of naphthalene. Despite its name, it does not contain the element fluorine, but rather it comes from the violet fluorescence it exhibits. For commercial purposes it is obtained from coal tar,[3] where it was discovered and named by Marcellin Berthelot in 1867.[4]

It is insoluble in water and soluble in many organic solvents. Although sometimes classified as a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, the five-membered ring has no aromatic properties.[citation needed] Fluorene is mildly acidic.

  1. ^ Merck Index, 11th Edition, 4081
  2. ^ International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (2014). Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry: IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013. The Royal Society of Chemistry. p. 207. doi:10.1039/9781849733069. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ullmanns was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Annales de chimie et de physique (in French). Masson. 1867.