Xanthene

Not to be confused with xanthine.
Xanthene
Skeletal formula
Ball-and-stick model
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
9H-Xanthene[1]
Other names
Dibenzo[a,e]pyran
10H-9-Oxaanthracene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
133939
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.001.996 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 202-194-4
83576
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C13H10O/c1-3-7-12-10(5-1)9-11-6-2-4-8-13(11)14-12/h1-8H,9H2 ☒N
    Key: GJCOSYZMQJWQCA-UHFFFAOYSA-N ☒N
  • InChI=1/C13H10O/c1-3-7-12-10(5-1)9-11-6-2-4-8-13(11)14-12/h1-8H,9H2
    Key: GJCOSYZMQJWQCA-UHFFFAOYAO
  • O1c2ccccc2Cc3ccccc31
Properties
C13H10O
Molar mass 182.222 g·mol−1
Appearance Yellow solid
Melting point 101 to 102 °C (214 to 216 °F; 374 to 375 K)[2]
Boiling point 310 to 312 °C (590 to 594 °F; 583 to 585 K)[2]
Hazards[3]
GHS labelling:
GHS07: Exclamation mark
Warning
H317
P280
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Xanthene (9H-xanthene, 10H-9-oxaanthracene) is the organic compound with the formula CH2[C6H4]2O. It is a yellow solid that is soluble in common organic solvents. Xanthene itself is an obscure compound, but many of its derivatives are useful dyes.[4]

  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.
  2. ^ a b Xanthene at Sigma-Aldrich
  3. ^ "Xanthene 99%". Sigma Aldrich.
  4. ^ Gessner, Thomas; Mayer, Udo (2000). "Triarylmethane and Diarylmethane Dyes". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a27_179. ISBN 978-3527306732.