Fluorenone
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Fluorenone is an organic compound with the chemical formula , and is a ketone with a fluorene moiety. It is a bright yellow, fluorescent solid.
Fluorenone is an organic compound with the chemical formula , and is a ketone with a fluorene moiety. It is a bright yellow, fluorescent solid. ==Synthesis and reactions== It is synthesised by aerobic oxidation of fluorene: Fluorenone sustains up to four nitro groups giving 2,4,5,7-tetranitrofluorenone. ==Applications== Several substituted fluorenones are biologically active as antibiotic, anticancer, antiviral, or neuromodulatory compounds. Some substituted azafluorenones are biologically active, such as the naturally occurring antimicrobial compound onychine (1-methyl-4-azafluorenone). The compound 1,8-diazafluoren-9-one is used for fingerprint detection. ===Drugs=== Fluorenone is used to synthesize: A drug called IPS-339 [60979-28-4]. An analog of 2-MDP. Paranyline (aka Renytoline, Mer 27). Via a Beckmann rearrangement, phenanthridone [1015-89-0]. This compound is used in the synthesis of fantridone. An analog of amitriptyline, as reported by Roche: [4684-13-3]. CYM50769 ==See also== Fluorenol Chlorflurenol ==References== ==External links== Material Safety Data Sheet
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