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Preferred IUPAC name
3H-Xanthen-3-one | |
Other names
3-Isoxanthone; 3-Oxo-3H-xanthene
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Properties | |
C13H8O2 | |
Molar mass | 196.205 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Fluorone is a heterocyclic chemical compound. It forms the core structure for various chemicals, most notably fluorone dyes,[1] including fluorescein, erythrosine and rhodamine. It is an isomer of xanthone, sometimes referred to as an isoxanthone.