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Sigma-Aldrich

9-Fluorenone

98%

Synonym(s):

9H-Fluorene-9-one, Fluoren-9-one (8CI)

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C13H8O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
180.20
Beilstein:
1636531
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

98%

bp

342 °C (lit.)

mp

80-83 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

O=C1c2ccccc2-c3ccccc13

InChI

1S/C13H8O/c14-13-11-7-3-1-5-9(11)10-6-2-4-8-12(10)13/h1-8H

InChI key

YLQWCDOCJODRMT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

9-Fluorenone has been extensively used as a precursor to synthesize a variety of organic electronic materials. Some of the general examples are:
  • Synthesis of host for the blue and green phosphorescent organic light emitting diodes (PHOLEDs).
  • Synthesis of fluorene-based molecular motors.
  • Synthesis of open-shell Chichibabin′s hydrocarbons as potential organic spintronic materials.
  • It also acts as a sensitizer in the formation of picene via photosensitization of 1,2-di(1-naphthyl)ethane.

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Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 2 - Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

325.4 °F

Flash Point(C)

163 °C

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Jian Zhao et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 129(16), 5288-5295 (2007-04-03)
Biologically interesting fluoren-9-one and xanthen-9-one derivatives have been prepared by a novel aryl to imidoyl palladium migration, followed by intramolecular arylation. The fluoren-9-one synthesis appears to involve both a palladium migration mechanism and a C-H activation process proceeding through an
Harmonizing triplet level and ambipolar characteristics of wide-gap phosphine oxide hosts toward highly efficient and low driving voltage blue and green PHOLEDs: an effective strategy based on spiro-systems.
Zhao J, et al.
Chemistry of Materials, 23(24), 5331-5339 (2011)
Tuning the rotation rate of light-driven molecular motors.
Bauer J, et al.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 79(10), 4446-4455 (2014)
T Atsumi et al.
Journal of oral rehabilitation, 31(12), 1155-1164 (2004-11-17)
Camphorquinone (CQ) is widely used as a photo-initiator in dental materials; however, its cytotoxicity against human pulp fibroblasts (HPF) and particularly the effects of 2-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (DMA), a reducing agent and visible light (VL) irradiation on it remain unknown. So
Facile synthesis of picene from 1, 2-di (1-naphthyl) ethane by 9-fluorenone-sensitized photolysis.
Okamoto H, et al.
Organic Letters, 13(10), 2758-2761 (2011)

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