Thioxanthene

Thioxanthene
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
9H-Thioxanthene[1]
Other names
10H-Dibenzo[b,e]thiin
Identifiers
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/C13H10S/c1-3-7-12-10(5-1)9-11-6-2-4-8-13(11)14-12/h1-8H,9H2 checkY
    Key: PQJUJGAVDBINPI-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C13H10S/c1-3-7-12-10(5-1)9-11-6-2-4-8-13(11)14-12/h1-8H,9H2
    Key: PQJUJGAVDBINPI-UHFFFAOYAP
  • S2c1ccccc1Cc3c2cccc3
Properties
C13H10S
Molar mass 198.28 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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Thioxanthene is a chemical compound in which the oxygen atom in xanthene is replaced with a sulfur atom. It is also related to phenothiazine. Several of its derivatives are used as typical antipsychotics in the treatment of schizophrenia and other psychoses.

  1. ^ International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (2014). Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry: IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013. The Royal Society of Chemistry. p. 213. doi:10.1039/9781849733069. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4.