Fluorenone
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Fluorenone is an organic compound with the chemical formula Template:Chem2, a ketone with fluorene moiety. It is bright fluorescent yellow solid.[1]
Synthesis and reactions
It is synthesised by aerobic oxidation of fluorene:[1]
Fluorenone sustains up to four nitro groups giving 2,4,5,7-tetranitrofluorenone.[2]
Applications
Several substituted fluorenones are biologically active as antibiotic, anticancer, antiviral, or neuromodulatory compounds.[3]
Some substituted azafluorenones are biologically active, such as the naturally occurring antimicrobial compound onychine (1-methyl-4-azafluorenone).[4] The compound 1,8-diazafluoren-9-one is used for fingerprint detection.
See also
References
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